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Zika Virus Infection: A Global Health Emergency

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Abstract

Zika virus is an arthropod-borne virus in the Flaviviridae family. It was first isolated in 1947 in Uganda. The main route of Zika virus transmission is through an infected Aedes mosquito bite. However, other routes of transmission were possible including vertical transmission from mother to fetus, sexual transmission and by blood transfusion. Infection is usually asymptomatic, and commonly reported symptoms include fever, maculopapular rash, arthralgia, conjunctivitis, headache and myalgia. However, Zika virus infection during pregnancy is a cause of microcephaly and other severe fetal brain malformations. For laboratory diagnosis of Zika virus infection a combination of serological and molecular techniques, along with clinical and epidemiological data can be used.  There is no specific antiviral treatment or vaccine for Zika virus, meaning that prevention with proper education is the best protection against it. In this review, we focused on different aspects of Zika virus, including virological characteristics, epidemiology and routes of transmission, signs and symptoms, laboratory diagnosis, treatments, prevention and control measures.

DOI

10.21608/ejmm.2022.215344

Keywords

Arboviruses, Zika Virus, Microcephaly, Aedes mosquito, Brazil outbreak

Authors

First Name

Ayman

Last Name

Johargy

MiddleName

Khalid

Affiliation

Associate professor of Medical Microbiology of Umm Al-Qura University

Email

akjohargy@uqu.edu.sa

City

Makkah

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Volume

31

Article Issue

1

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29807

Issue Date

2022-01-01

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2021-12-22

Publish Date

2022-01-22

Page Start

121

Page End

124

Print ISSN

1110-2179

Online ISSN

2537-0979

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EJMM_Volume 31_Issue 1_Pages 121-124.pdf

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2,039

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Medical Microbiology

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https://ejmm.journals.ekb.eg/

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Zika Virus Infection: A Global Health Emergency

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Created At

23 Jan 2023