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. 2018 Dec;20(11-12):661-669.
doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2018.02.008. Epub 2018 Mar 6.

Zika virus: lessons learned in Brazil

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Zika virus: lessons learned in Brazil

Jose Luiz Proenca-Modena et al. Microbes Infect. 2018 Dec.
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Abstract

Zika virus (ZIKV) greatly impacted the international scientific and public health communities in the last two years due to its association with microcephaly and other neonatal alterations. This review will discuss lessons learned from viral pathogenesis, epidemiology and clinical findings observed during the ZIKV outbreak occurred between 2014 and 2016 in Brazil.

Keywords: Arboviruses; Brazil; Epidemics setting; Pathogenesis; Transmission; Zika virus.

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