Zika virus-associated brain damage: animal models and open issues

Emerg Microbes Infect. 2016 Sep 21;5(9):e106. doi: 10.1038/emi.2016.103.

Authors

Giovanni Di Guardo¹, Patrícia Baleeiro Beltrão Braga², Jean Pierre Schatzmann Peron³

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Località Piano d'Accio, Teramo 64100, Italy.
² Department of Surgery, Stem Cell Laboratory, University of São Paulo, Saint Paul 05508-270, Brazil.
³ Department of Immunology, Neuroimmune Interactions Laboratory, University of São Paulo, Saint Paul 05508-000, Brazil.

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Animals
Brain / pathology*
Brain / virology
Disease Models, Animal*
Humans
Microcephaly / virology
South America
Viral Tropism
White Matter / pathology
Zika Virus / pathogenicity*
Zika Virus Infection* / pathology
Zika Virus Infection* / virology