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A decade later, what have we learned from the Zika epidemic in children with intrauterine exposure?
Since the emergence of the Zika virus epidemic in 2014 and the associated novel sequalae that emerged, much has been learned about the effects of antenatal exposure to Zika virus. Zika virus in pregnancy carries severe teratogenic potential to the fetus, ranging from congenital Zika syndrome to milder...
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The first possible case of airport Zika virus infection in the EU/EEA
Since 2019, when the first autochthonous cases of ZIKV disease were observed in EU/EEA countries, no other locally acquired ZIKV disease cases have been reported in EU/EEA. Our case of ZIKV disease in 2024 had a history of flying from Slovakia to Italy and back through Hungary. Since...
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Zika Virus Infection in Pregnant Traveler Returning to Denmark from Phuket, Thailand, 2024.
We report a case of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in a pregnant woman from Denmark who traveled to Thailand during her first trimester. Late in the second trimester, severe microcephaly was diagnosed in the fetus, and ZIKV infection was confirmed. Travelers and clinicians should be aware of ongoing ZIKV...
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All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality in Children With Congenital Zika Syndrome in Brazil.
Congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) can lead to a range of developmental and neurological issues, which increases the risk of early death. However, the all-cause and cause-specific mortality in children with CZS in the first 5 years of life remain unknown.Objective: To compare the hazard of all-cause and...
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Morphological and functional cardiac alterations in children with congenital Zika syndrome and severe neurological deficits.
Zika virus infection during pregnancy causes fetal microcephaly and brain damage. Congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) is characterized by systemic involvement with diffuse muscle impairment, a high frequency of arthrogryposis, and microphthalmia. Cardiac impairment in CZS has rarely been evaluated. Our study...
