title: Zika virus - an overview.
abstract: Zika virus (ZIKV) is currently one of the most important emerging viruses in the world. Recently, it has caused outbreaks and epidemics, and has been associated with severe clinical manifestations and congenital malformations. However to date, little is known about the pathogenicity of the virus and the consequences of ZIKV infection. In this paper, we provide an overview of the current knowledge on ZIKV.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Virologia Molecular, Instituto Carlos Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Camila
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zanluca
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Virologia Molecular, Instituto Carlos Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Curitiba, PR, Brazil. Electronic address: clsantos@fiocruz.br.
authors.forename: Claudia Nunes Duarte
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Dos Santos
mesh_terms: D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D000071244:Zika Virus / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology*; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*
keywords: Arthropod-borne virus; Flavivirus; Viral emergence; Zika virus