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. There is no cure for the disease. Treatment is focused on relieving the symptoms. On February 1st, 2016, the WHO declared the Zika outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).

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.

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  Thu, 28 Feb 2019 08:00 GMT
• The association between Zika virus infection and microcephaly in Brazil 2015–2017: An observational analysis of over 4 million births - PLoS Blogs
  Tue, 05 Mar 2019 08:00 GMT
• Protection from Zika virus may lie in a protein derived from mosquitoes - Yale News
  Mon, 11 Mar 2019 07:00 GMT
• Severity of Zika outbreak explains microcephaly rate in Northeast Brazil - Healio
  Thu, 14 Mar 2019 15:31 GMT
• Long-term circulation of Zika virus in Thailand: an observational study - The Lancet
  Wed, 27 Feb 2019 08:00 GMT
• Study highlights early pregnancy Zika microcephaly risk - CIDRAP
  Tue, 05 Mar 2019 08:00 GMT
• Zika May Have Spread in Thailand for 16 Years - PrecisionVaccinations
  Sat, 09 Mar 2019 08:00 GMT
• Dengue antibodies may make Zika worse for offspring - Futurity: Research News
  Mon, 04 Mar 2019 08:00 GMT
• Are there Zika reservoirs in the Americas? Researchers first needed to know if virus could be detected in feces - Science Daily
  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 22:26 GMT

• PRO/AH/EDR> Zika virus (02): Americas, Asia, research, observations
  Wed, 20 Mar 2019 14:00:33 -0400
  Zika virus -- Worldwide/Unknown
  Julia A. Brown, Gursewwak Singh, Joshua A. Acklin, Silviana Lee, James E. Duehr, Anupa N. Chokola et al. Dengue Virus Immunity Increases Zika Virus-Induced Damage During Pregnancy.
  Highlights
  - Dengue-specific antibodies can enhance Zika virus pathogenesis during pregnancy
  - Enhancement of Zika pathogenesis was observed in the placenta, not in the fetus
  - Placental damage was associated with an increase in infected trophoblasts
  - This process was found to be FcyR mediated
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