Reemergent, Likely Neurotropic Zika Virus Evokes Massive Response

DRAFT Zika Virus Community Response

The Zika virus, a mosquito-borne disease previously considered mild, has been implicated in an increasing number of microcephaly cases in infants whose mothers were infected during pregnancy. The urgency of addressing its pandemic spread through the Tropics has become acute. Large scale responses need time to be developed as there is no cure, no vaccine, and no readily available test for the di...

Response: Commentary: Zika Virus: the Latest Newcomer

We really appreciate Craig et al. (2016) for their commended to our contribution to the current knowledge about Zika Virus (ZIKV), and their comments to the possible relationship between Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) and ZIKV infection (Saiz et al., 2016). Even more, we absolutely agree with their interpretations and recommendations pointing to the necessity of further research to accurately qu...

Is dengue virus neurotropic?

Dengue viral infection is on the rise in tropical urban and semi-urban parts of the world. WHO fact sheetN°117 updated in May 2015 estimates 390 million dengue infections per year and that 3900 million people, in 128 countries, are at risk. The WHO case definition of severe dengue includes organ impairment, but does not describe neurological manifestations as a separate entity. Earliest reports...

Is Iran threatened by Zika virus?

Zika virus is an Arbovirus identified first time in 1947 in Uganda. Zika epidemic is a threat far greater than the Ebola outbreak. The World Health Organization has urged Asian countries to be vigilant about the risk of spreading Zika virus and preventive measures to control it. In Iran, 64 species of mosquitoes from Culicidea family have been reported three of which belong to the Aedes genus, ...

Zika Virus Infection after Returning from Thailand