Zika virus: what, where from and where to?
K Basile, J Kok, DE Dwyer - Pathology, 2017 - Elsevier
The significance of Zika virus as a clinically significant flavivirus has previously been under-
recognised, until extensive outbreaks in Yap in 2007, French Polynesia in 2013 and the
Americas since 2015. Although Zika virus infection is commonly asymptomatic or mild,
emerging evidence suggests a strong link to microcephaly in babies and Guillain–Barré
syndrome in adults. This article reviews the epidemiology, geographic distribution, basic
virology, transmission, clinical presentation, potential complications, laboratory diagnosis …
recognised, until extensive outbreaks in Yap in 2007, French Polynesia in 2013 and the
Americas since 2015. Although Zika virus infection is commonly asymptomatic or mild,
emerging evidence suggests a strong link to microcephaly in babies and Guillain–Barré
syndrome in adults. This article reviews the epidemiology, geographic distribution, basic
virology, transmission, clinical presentation, potential complications, laboratory diagnosis …