Current Zika virus epidemiology and recent epidemics (original) (raw)

“…The ZIKV fever can be individualized from chikungunya and dengue fever by more noticeable edema in the extremities, low-grade thrombocytopenia, and less severe malaise and headache [11,15]. Furthermore, arthralgia in chikungunya fever is more severe than in ZIKV fever, and in comparison to dengue fever ZIKV fever does not show hemorrhagic complications (Box 1) [11,67].…”

Section: Adultsmentioning

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“…Although ZIKV infection is in most cases self-limiting or even unapparent, with a small risk of complications, some patients have developed neurologic symptoms and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in Brazil and French Polynesia [14,15].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

“…The virus is mainly transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and ZIKV infection occurs in areas where Aedes aegypti is endemic [103]. Sexual transmission of the virus has also been reported, and mother-to-child transmission through breastfeeding is also considered to be an infection route [104].…”

Section: Zika Virusmentioning

“…Recent studies have shown that ZIKV infection damages the central nervous system, causing fetal malformations 1 and certain neuropathies such as GuillainBarré Syndrome [2][3][4][5] . The virus's neurotropic behavior and its ability to cross the placental barrier and cause brain damage during fetal development have been demonstrated in laboratory experiments 6,7 .…”

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“…From October 2013 to early 2014, an outbreak of ZIKV disease occurred in French Polynesia, with a large number of symptomatic patients and severe cases, including neurological disorders 2,15 . Until this epidemic, no severe cases of ZIKV disease had been described 2 .…”

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