Zika virus: A primer for clinicians

Michelle S Flores; Timothy H Burgess; Michael Rajnik

doi:10.3949/ccjm.83a.16027

Zika virus: A primer for clinicians

Cleve Clin J Med. 2016 Apr;83(4):261-70. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.83a.16027.

Authors

Michelle S Flores¹, Timothy H Burgess^{2

3}, Michael Rajnik⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, USA.
² Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
³ Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Program, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA. E-mail: michael.rajnik@usuhs.edu.

PMID: 27055200
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.83a.16027

Abstract

The ongoing outbreak of Zika virus infection that began in South America and Central America in 2014 is worrisome because of associations with fetal microcephaly and with Guillain-Barré syndrome. Here we summarize what has happened and what is known so far. As the outbreak continues to evolve, we urge clinicians to watch for updates at cdc.gov.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
Disease Outbreaks*
Female
Guillain-Barre Syndrome / virology*
Humans
Male
Microcephaly / virology*
Pregnancy
United States / epidemiology
Zika Virus Infection* / epidemiology
Zika Virus*