2016/02/10 by Alexandra M. Oster, John T. Brooks, Jo Ellen Stryker +4 · 2 citations
Medicine · #Mosquito-borne diseases and control #Viral Infections and Vectors #Global Maternal and Child Health #Zika virus #Medicine #Microcephaly #Virology #Sexual transmission #Flavivirus #Transmission (telecommunications) #Aedes #Dengue fever #Virus #Pediatrics
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openalex publication_date 2016/02/10 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus primarily transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (1,2). Infection with Zika virus is asymptomatic in an estimated 80% of cases (2,3), and when Zika virus does cause illness, symptoms are generally mild and self-limited. Recent evidence suggests a possible association between maternal Zika virus infection and adverse fetal outcomes, such as congenital microcephaly (4,5), as well as a possible association with Guillain-Barré syndrome. Currently, no vaccine or medication exists to prevent or treat Zika virus infection. Persons residing in or traveling to areas of active Zika virus transmission should take steps to prevent Zika virus infection through prevention of mosquito bites (http://www.cdc.gov/zika/prevention/).