Serologically confirmed Zika-related unilateral acute maculopathy in an adult
DW Parke, DRP Almeida, TA Albini, CV Ventura… - …, 2016 - aaojournal.org
Zika virus (ZIKV) is an arbovirus in the flavivirus family transmitted most frequently by the
Aedes aegypti mosquito. As with other flaviviruses, it causes fever, arthralgia, and rash. In
March of 2015, the number of reported ZIKV cases in Brazil rapidly increased, and has now
reached epidemic status in the Americas. 1 ZIKV transmission has also been reported with
sexual intercourse, and viral RNA has been detected in the semen of infected men. 2 Last
autumn, the ZIKV epidemic reached a new level of concern when a 20-fold increase in …
Aedes aegypti mosquito. As with other flaviviruses, it causes fever, arthralgia, and rash. In
March of 2015, the number of reported ZIKV cases in Brazil rapidly increased, and has now
reached epidemic status in the Americas. 1 ZIKV transmission has also been reported with
sexual intercourse, and viral RNA has been detected in the semen of infected men. 2 Last
autumn, the ZIKV epidemic reached a new level of concern when a 20-fold increase in …