Zika Virus and Microcephaly: Challenges for a Long-Term Agenda

Claudia Nunes Duarte Dos Santos; Samuel Goldenberg

doi:10.1016/j.pt.2016.03.008

Zika Virus and Microcephaly: Challenges for a Long-Term Agenda

Trends Parasitol. 2016 Jul;32(7):508-511. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2016.03.008. Epub 2016 Apr 19.

Authors

Claudia Nunes Duarte Dos Santos¹, Samuel Goldenberg²

Affiliations

¹ Laboratório de Virologia Molecular, Instituto Carlos Chagas, Fiocruz PR, Curitiba, PR, Brasil. Electronic address: clsantos@fiocruz.br.
² Laboratório de Regulação da Expressão Gênica(,) Instituto Carlos Chagas, Fiocruz PR, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.

PMID: 27105931
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2016.03.008

Abstract

Since its introduction in Brazil in 2015, Zika virus (ZIKV) has begun to spread worldwide. One of the major infection outcomes is related to congenital malformations, but little is known about the pathogenicity of ZIKV. Here we discuss concerns about the ongoing ZIKV epidemic in the context of academic research, politics, and society.

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research / trends*
Female
Humans
Microcephaly / etiology*
Microcephaly / virology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / etiology*
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / pathology
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / virology
Zika Virus / pathogenicity*
Zika Virus Infection / complications*