Zika virus: a previously slow pandemic spreads rapidly through the Americas
Autor(es): Gatherer Derek,Kohl Alain
Resumo: Zika virus (family Flaviviridae) is an emerging arbovirus. Spread by Aedes mosquitoes, it was first discovered in Uganda in 1947, and later in humans elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa, arriving in south-east Asia at latest by the mid-twentieth century. In the twenty-first century, it spread across the Pacific islands reaching South America around 2014. Since then it has spread rapidly northwards reaching Mexico in November 2015. Its clinical profile is that of a dengue-like febrile illness, but associations with Guillain-Barré syndrome and microcephaly have appeared recently. The final geographical range and ultimate clinical impact of Zika virus are still a matter for speculation.
Imprenta: The Journal of General Virology, v. 97, n. 2, p. 269-273, 2016
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1099/jgv.0.000381
Descritores: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Arbovirus ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Flaviviridae ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Virus ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Dengue ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Microcephaly
Data de publicação: 2016
