| Literature DB >> 28705681 |
Tereza Magalhaes1, Brian D Foy2, Ernesto T A Marques3, Gregory D Ebel1, James Weger-Lucarelli1.
Abstract
Zika virus (ZIKV; Genus Flavivirus, Family Flaviviridae) has recently emerged in Asia and the Americas to cause large outbreaks of human disease. The outbreak has been characterized by high attack rates, birth defects in infants and severe neurological complications in adults. ZIKV is transmitted to humans by Aedes mosquitoes, but recent evidence implicates sexual transmission as playing an important role as well. This review highlights the transmission of ZIKV in humans, with a focus on both mosquito and sexually-transmitted routes and their outcomes. We also discuss critical directions for future research.Entities:
Keywords: Arbovirus; Mosquito; Sex; Sexual transmission; Virus; Zika
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28705681 PMCID: PMC5764824 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2017.07.011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Virus Res ISSN: 0168-1702 Impact factor: 3.303