Disease briefing:Zika virus infection
10.13220/j.cnki.jipr.2016.03.012
- VernacularTitle:疾病综述：寨卡病毒感染
- Author:
Reuters THOMSON
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Zika virus;
microcephaly;
diagnosis;
prevention;
drug therapy
- From:
Journal of International Pharmaceutical Research
2016;43(3):466-470
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Zika virus(ZIKA),a member of the Flaviviridae family,was discovered serendipitously in 1947 in the Zika forest of Uganda. In May 2015,the Pan American Health Organization(PAHO)issued an alert regarding the first confirmed Zika virus infec? tion in Brazil. Recently,the virus has been tentatively linked to a severe neurodevelopmental birth defect known as microcephaly in in? fants born to mothers who were infected during pregnancy. The virus has gradually become the hot spot in international medical re? search. The health authorities are calling for the rapid development of diagnostics,vaccines and antiviral drugs.
