zika virus: an emerging global health threat

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Abstract
Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging healthcare threat. The presence of the mosquito Aedes species across South and Central America in combination with complementary climates have incited an epidemic of locally transmitted cases of ZIKV infection in Brazil. As one of the most significant current public health concerns in the Americas, ZIKV epidemic has been a cause of alarm due to its known and unknown complications. At this point, there has been a clear association between ZIKV infection and severe clinical manifestations in both adults and neonates, including but not limited to neurological deficits such as Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and microcephaly, respectively. The gravity of the fetal anomalies linked to ZIKV vertical transmission from the mother has prompted a discussion on whether to include ZIKV as a formal member of the TORCH [Toxoplasma gondii, other, rubella virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV), and herpes] family of pathogens known to breach placental barriers and cause congenital disease in the fetus. The mechanisms of these complex phenotypes have yet to be fully described. As such, diagnostic tools are limited and no effective modalities are available to treat ZIKV. This article will review the recent advancements in understanding the pathogenesis of ZIKV infection as well as diagnostic tests available to detect the infection. Due to the increase in incidence of ZIKV infections, there is an immediate need to develop new diagnostic tools and novel preventive as well as therapeutic modalities based on understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying the disease.
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Authors ;Rahul Mittal;Desiree Nguyen;Luca H. Debs;Amit P. Patel;George Liu;Vasanti M. Jhaveri;Sae-In S. Kay;Jeenu Mittal;Emmalee S. Bandstra;Ramzi T. Younis;Ramzi T. Younis;Ramzi T. Younis;Prem Chapagain;Dushyantha T. Jayaweera;Xue Zhong Liu;Xue Zhong Liu;Xue Zhong Liu
Journal electronic physician
Year 2017
DOI
10.3389/fcimb.2017.00486
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http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00486/full
Keywords
zika virus pathogenesis zika virus proteinsmicrobiology

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