Zika virus [Updates on Specific Diseases]

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Last Posted: Sep 28, 2017

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• A single genetic glitch may explain how Zika became so dangerous  
  Reuters News, Sep 29, 2017
• How Zika Became So Dangerous For Babies  
  NPR, All things considered, Sep 28, 2017
• Differential virulence between Asian and African lineages of Zika virus.  
  Simonin Yannick et al. PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2017 Sep (9) e0005821
• Rapid colorimetric detection of Zika virus from serum and urine specimens by reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP).  
  Calvert Amanda E et al. PloS one 2017 (9) e0185340
• SYBR green-based one step quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of Zika virus in field-caught mosquitoes.  
  Tien Wei-Ping et al. Parasites & vectors 2017 Sep (1) 427
• Outcomes of Pregnancies with Laboratory Evidence of Possible Zika Virus Infection in the United States and the US Territories 
• Zika genomics urgently need standardized and curated reference sequences  
  K Theys et al, PLOS Pathogens, Sep 7, 2017
• Variable sensitivity in molecular detection of Zika virus in European expert laboratories; external quality assessment, November 2016.  
  Charrel Remi et al. Journal of clinical microbiology 2017 Aug
• Postnatal Identification of Zika Virus Peptides from Saliva.  
  Zuanazzi D et al. Journal of dental research 2017 Sep (10) 1078-1084
• Neurologic Complications Associated With the Zika Virus in Brazilian Adults.  
  da Silva Ivan Rocha Ferreira et al. JAMA neurology 2017 Aug
• The Expanding Spectrum of Zika Virus Infections of the Nervous System.  
  Tyler Kenneth L et al. JAMA neurology 2017 Aug
• Cost projections for implementation of safety interventions to prevent transfusion-transmitted Zika virus infection in the United States.  
  Ellingson Katherine D et al. Transfusion 2017 Jun 1625-1633
• Whole-genome sequence analysis of Zika virus, amplified from urine of traveler from the Philippines.  
  Gu Se Hun et al. Virus genes 2017 Aug
• Zika Response & Success Stories 
• EVIDENCE OF INCREASING DIVERSIFICATION OF ZIKA VIRUS STRAINS ISOLATED IN THE AMERICAN CONTINENT.  
  Aldunate Fabián et al. Journal of medical virology 2017 Aug
• Genomic characterization of Zika virus isolated from Indonesia.  
  Yudhaputri Frilasita A et al. Virology 2017 Jul 510248-251

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