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.

• 29 Westchester, Rockland Residents Infected With Zika - Westchester Magazine
  Thu, 25 Aug 2016 07:00 GMT
• Zika Returned to the USA in 2019 - Zika News
  Wed, 01 Jan 2020 08:00 GMT
• Consequences of Zika virus attack on glial cells - EurekAlert
  Mon, 27 Jan 2020 10:02 GMT
• Delayed Zika Effects Found in Babies Who Seemed Normal at Birth - Managed Care magazine
  Tue, 07 Jan 2020 08:00 GMT
• Consequences of Zika virus infection on glial cells - Medical Xpress
  Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:56 GMT
• Zika Virus IgM 25 Months After Symptom Onset, Florida, USA - Medscape
  Wed, 08 Jan 2020 05:11 GMT
• Could Scientists 'Hack' the Zika Virus to Kill Brain Cancer? - Livescience.com
  Mon, 20 Jan 2020 08:00 GMT
• Healthy babies exposed to Zika in the womb may suffer developmental delays - Science News
  Mon, 06 Jan 2020 08:00 GMT
• A Skin Cream Could Protect Against Diseases Like Zika and Dengue - Discover Magazine
  Wed, 22 Jan 2020 21:15 GMT
• A Zika vaccine could save suffering and costs: Study shows a Zika vaccine for women of childbearing age doesn't have to be perfect to be valuable - Science Daily
  Thu, 23 Jan 2020 18:46 GMT
• Zika Virus' Key into Brain Cells ID'd, Leveraged to Block Infection and Kill Cancer Cells - UC San Diego Health
  Thu, 16 Jan 2020 08:00 GMT
• Skin Cream Might Protect Against Dengue and Zika Viruses - Medical Daily
  Fri, 24 Jan 2020 08:37 GMT
• In Utero Zika Exposure May Cause Unexpected Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities - Contagionlive.com
  Wed, 08 Jan 2020 08:00 GMT
• Investigating the emergence of the Zika virus in Angola - Varsity
  Sun, 12 Jan 2020 08:00 GMT
• Zika Damage Showing Up in Babies Deemed 'Normal' at Birth - U.S. News & World Report
  Fri, 10 Jan 2020 08:00 GMT

• PRO/AH/EDR> Zika virus (01): Americas, Asia, research, observations
  Mon, 13 Jan 2020 17:17:03 -0500
  Zika virus -- Mexico
  Curbing congenital Zika virus infection
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  The impact on a developing fetus is one of the most pressing concerns for developing vaccines or treatments for Zika virus. To assess fetal protection, Van Rompay et al immunized nonhuman primates with a DNA vaccine before conception and then performed multiple Zika virus challenges in the first few months of pregnancy. Compared to unvaccinated controls, vaccinated animals had reduced viremia in terms of both

• Modeling Chikungunya control strategies and Mayaro potential outbreak in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
  
• Zika virus infection leads to mitochondrial failure, oxidative stress and DNA damage in human iPSC-derived astrocytes.
  
• Genosensors for differential detection of Zika virus.
  
• Zika seroprevalence declines and neutralizing antibodies wane in adults following outbreaks in French Polynesia and Fiji.