Zika Virus Net is the web resource for anyone interested in Zika virus. Zika virus (ZIKV) is an insect-borne virus, of the flavivirus genus, that is spread by Aedes mosquitoes. The most common symptoms of Zika virus disease (Zika) are fever, rash, joint pain, and red eye. The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting from several days to a week. Severe disease requiring hospitalization is uncommon. The symptoms of Zika are similar to those of dengue and chikungunya, which are diseases caused by other viruses spread by the same type of mosquitoes. Zika virus can be spread from a pregnant woman to her unborn baby. There have been reports of a serious birth defect of the brain called microcephaly and other poor pregnancy outcomes in babies of mothers who were infected with Zika virus while pregnant. On February 1st, 2016, the WHO declared the Zika outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). As of August 2017 the number of new Zika virus cases in the Americas had fallen dramatically.

The objectives of Zika Virus Net are to be the public and professional information resource for zika fever and to serve as a network in the exchange of information and news related to zika.

• Here's One Way Zika Virus Causes Microcephaly - Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  Thu, 14 Nov 2019 08:00 GMT
• First native Zika cases in Europe confirmed - Channel3000.com - WISC-TV3
  Thu, 07 Nov 2019 08:00 GMT
• ECDC Confirms Locally-Acquired Zika Cases in France - Contagionlive.com
  Tue, 12 Nov 2019 08:00 GMT
• First native Zika cases in Europe confirmed as experts warn climate change could bring more - CNN
  Thu, 07 Nov 2019 08:00 GMT
• Scientist Predicted France’s Locally-Acquired Zika Cases - Zika News
  Tue, 12 Nov 2019 08:00 GMT
• How the Zika virus can spread - Science Daily
  Mon, 11 Nov 2019 08:00 GMT
• Trials promise good news for countries with dengue and Zika virus - EurekAlert
  Thu, 21 Nov 2019 08:00 GMT
• Zika virus can cause immune and brain abnormalities in asymptomatic pig offspring - Science Daily
  Thu, 14 Nov 2019 08:00 GMT
• Mild Zika infection in fetuses may cause brain abnormalities in young despite no symptoms - EurekAlert
  Fri, 15 Nov 2019 08:00 GMT
• How Do Zika Viruses Assemble During an Infection - Zika News
  Sun, 01 Dec 2019 14:52 GMT
• Zika Testing Guidelines Updated - Zika News
  Thu, 21 Nov 2019 08:00 GMT
• Mosquito sterilization offers new opportunity to control chikungunya, dengue, and Zika - World Health Organization
  Thu, 14 Nov 2019 08:00 GMT
• A Third of Zika-Exposed Toddlers Face Developmental Delays - MedPage Today
  Sun, 24 Nov 2019 08:00 GMT
• Critical protein that could unlock West Nile/Zika virus treatments identified - Science Daily
  Wed, 06 Nov 2019 08:00 GMT
• 'We Now Have a New Exotic Disease in Europe': Native Zika Virus Spreads Due to Climate Change - EcoWatch
  Fri, 08 Nov 2019 08:00 GMT

• PRO/AH/EDR> Zika virus (07): Americas, Asia, Africa, Europe, research, observations
  Fri, 08 Nov 2019 10:58:00 -0500
  Zika virus -- Mexico
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  Zika virus (ZIKV) infection during pregnancy causes congenital abnormalities, including microcephaly. However, rates vary widely, and the contributing risk factors remain unclear. We examined the serum antibody response to ZIKV and other flaviviruses in Brazilian women giving birth during the 2015-2016 outbreak. Infected pregnancies with intermediate or higher ZIKV antibody enhancement titers were at increased risk to give birth to microcephalic infants compared with those

• Characteristics of Zika virus infection among international travelers: A prospective study from a Spanish referral unit.
  
• Design, synthesis and discovery of novel N,N'-carbazoyl-aryl-urea inhibitors of Zika NS5 methyltransferase and virus replication.
  
• Evaluation of the public health risk for autochthonous transmission of mosquito-borne viruses in southern Switzerland.
  
• The evolutionary dynamics of Oropouche Virus in South America.
  
• Long-term protection of rhesus macaques from Zika virus reinfection.