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Encephalitis associated with Zika virus infection and reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus in a Brazilian child

Abstract We report a case of encephalitis associated with Zika virus infection and reactivation of varicella-zoster virus in the central nervous system of a Brazilian child. This case raises the possibility that reactivation of the latent varicella-zoster virus may be a mechanism of neurological impairme...

Zika virus: - a review of the main aspects of this type of arbovirosis

Abstract The objective of this study was to integrate findings related to Zika virus from the scientific literature. An integrative review of Medline was conducted, and data search was performed using the Health Sciences Descriptor Zika virus and the following filters: full texts available; studies in hu...

Microcefalia por toxoplasmose congênita em tempos de epidemia por Zika vírus no Brasil

Descreve-se um caso de toxoplasmose congênita com microcefalia, ocorrido durante a epidemia de Zika vírus no Brasil e somente diagnosticado como toxoplasmose aos sete meses de idade. Este caso ilustra a pertinência e urgência para a implementação de políticas públicas específicas para prevençã...

Zika detection: comparison of methodologies

Braz. j. microbiol; 49 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Many countries in the Americas have detected local transmission of multiple arboviruses that cause febrile illnesses. Therefore, laboratory testing has become an important tool for confirming the etiology of these diseases. The present study aimed to compare the sensitivity and specificity of th...

Prevalence of Guillain-Barré syndrome among Zika virus infected cases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emergent flavivirus transmitted mainly through Aedes spp. mosquitoes that is posing challenge to healthcare services in countries experiencing an outbreak. Usually ZIKV infection is mild, but in some cases it has been reported to progress into neurological diseases such a...

Dengue, zika, chikungunya y el desarrollo de vacunas
Dengue, zika, chikungunya and the development of vaccines

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (1), 2018
Dengue (DENV), zika (ZIKV) y chikungunya (CHIKV), tres arbovirosis transmitidas por mosquitos Aedes, se han propagado en las últimas décadas en zonas tropicales y subtropicales húmedas. El dengue es epidémico en áreas subtropicales de la Argentina. Después de la infección por DENV hay inmunidad du...

Trinta anos de dengue no Ceará: história, contribuições para ciência e desafios no cenário atual com tripla circulação de arbovírus

Introdução: Embora os primeiros casos de dengue no estado do Ceará tenham ocorrido em 1986, há registros da presença do mosquito Aedes aegypti desde os anos de 1851/1852. Mesmo após 30 anos, a dengue permanece como um problema grave de saúde pública com epidemias cada vez mais frequentes. Objetiv...