Zika Spotlight

Zika virus is spread to people through mosquito bites. Outbreaks of Zika have occurred in areas of Africa, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, and the Americas. Because the Aedes species mosquitoes that spread Zika virus are found throughout the world, it is likely that outbreaks will spread to new countries. In December 2015, Puerto Rico reported its first confirmed Zika virus case. In May 2015, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an alert regarding the first confirmed Zika virus infection in Brazil. The outbreak in Brazil led to reports of Guillain-Barre syndrome and pregnant women giving birth to babies with birth defects and poor pregnancy outcomes.

Emerging Infectious Diseases has published Zika articles since 2007. See below for links to a complete list of these articles.

Articles

Febrile or Exanthematous Illness Associated with Zika, Dengue, and Chikungunya Viruses, Panama
D. Araúz et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 8)

Zika Virus–Related News Coverage and Online Behavior, United States, Guatemala, and Brazil
B.G. Southwell et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 7)

A Literature Review of Zika Virus
A.R. Plourde (2016 Volume 22, Number 7)

Clinical Manifestations of Zika Virus Infection, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2015
J. Cerbino-Neto (2016 Volume 22, Number 7)

Microcephaly in Infants, Pernambuco State, Brazil, 2015
Microcephaly Epidemic Research Group (2016 Volume 22, Number 6)

Projecting Month of Birth for At-Risk Infants after Zika Virus Disease Outbreaks
J. Reefhuis et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 5)

Phylogeny of Zika Virus in Western Hemisphere, 2015
R. S. Lanciotti et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 5)

Isolation of Zika Virus from Febrile Patient, Indonesia
A. Perkasa et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 5)

Detection of Autochthonous Zika Virus Transmission in Sincelejo, Colombia
E. Camacho et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 5)

Fatal Sickle Cell Disease and Zika Virus Infection in Girl from Colombia
L. Arzusa-Ortega et al. (2016 Volume 22, Number 5)

Outbreak of Exanthematous Illness Associated with Zika, Chikungunya, and Dengue Viruses, Salvador, Brazil
C. W. Cardoso et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 12)

Zika Virus Outbreak, Bahia, Brazil
G. S. Campos et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 10)

Zika Virus Transmission from French Polynesia to Brazil
D. Musso (2015 Volume 21, Number 10)

Acute Zika Virus Infection after Travel to Malaysian Borneo, September 2014
D. Tappe et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 5)

Zika Virus Infection, Philippines, 2012
M. Alera et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 4)

Co-infection with Zika and Dengue Viruses in 2 Patients, New Caledonia, 2014
M. Dupont-Rouzeyrol et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 2)

Potential Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus
D. Musso et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 2)

Detection of Zika Virus in Urine
A. Gourinat et al. (2015 Volume 21, Number 1)

Zika Virus, French Polynesia, South Pacific, 2013
W. Hancock et al (2014 Volume 20, Number 11)

Zika Virus, French Polynesia, South Pacific, 2013
V. Cao-Lormeau (2014 Volume 20, Number 11)

Zika Virus Infection after Travel to Tahiti, December 2013
T. Wæhre et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 8)

Zika Virus, French Polynesia, South Pacific, 2013
V. Cao-Lormeau et al. (2014 Volume 20, Number 6)

Zika Virus Infection, Cambodia, 2010
V. Heang et al. (2012 Volume 18, Number 2)

Probable Non–Vector-borne Transmission of Zika Virus, Colorado, USA
B. D. Foy et al. (2011 Volume 17, Number 5)
Podcast - Probable Unusual Transmission of Zika Virus

Zika Virus Outside Africa
E. B. Hayes (2009 Volume 15, Number 9)

Genetic and Serologic Properties of Zika Virus Associated with an Epidemic, Yap State, Micronesia, 2007
R. S. Lanciotti et al. (2008 Volume 14, Number 8)

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