Zika crisis in Brazil: challenges in research and development
LS Ribeiro, RE Marques, AMR de Jesus… - Current opinion in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•ZIKV is an emerging flavivirus that may cause neurological syndromes in
humans.•Reliable diagnosis of ZIKV infections is a major challenge in the field.•There is no
specific treatment or vaccine available against ZIKV.•A treatment for ZIKV infection must
account for treating pregnant women.•A joint effort of the research community is necessary
for fast progress.Infection with the Zika virus (ZIKV) usually causes a mild acute illness, but
two major severe syndromes have been described during the epidemic in Brazil …
humans.•Reliable diagnosis of ZIKV infections is a major challenge in the field.•There is no
specific treatment or vaccine available against ZIKV.•A treatment for ZIKV infection must
account for treating pregnant women.•A joint effort of the research community is necessary
for fast progress.Infection with the Zika virus (ZIKV) usually causes a mild acute illness, but
two major severe syndromes have been described during the epidemic in Brazil …
