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Mosquito-borne and sexual transmission of Zika virus: Recent developments and future directions
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MAGALHAES, Tereza et al. Mosquito-Borne and Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus: Recent Developments and Future Directions. Virus Research, v. 254, p. 1-9, 2018.
1872-7492
10.1016/j.virusres.2017.07.011
Autor
Magalhães, Tereza
Foy, Brian D.
Marques, Ernesto T. A.
Ebel, Gregory D.
Weger-Lucarelli, James
Resumen
Instituto Nacional de Alergia e Doenças Infecciosas dos Institutos Nacionais de Saúde sob os prêmios R01AI067380, R21AI125996 e R21AI129464. Zika virus (ZIKV; Genus Flavivirus, Family Flaviviridae) has recently emerged in Asia and the Americas to cause large outbreaks of human disease. The outbreak has been characterized by high attack rates, birth defects in infants and severe neurological complications in adults. ZIKV is transmitted to humans by Aedes mosquitoes, but recent evidence implicates sexual transmission as playing an important role as well. This review highlights the transmission of ZIKV in humans, with a focus on both mosquito and sexually-transmitted routes and their outcomes. We also discuss critical directions for future research. 2050-01-01
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