title: Zika virus: A primer for clinicians.
abstract: The ongoing outbreak of Zika virus infection that began in South America and Central America in 2014 is worrisome because of associations with fetal microcephaly and with Guillain-Barré syndrome. Here we summarize what has happened and what is known so far. As the outbreak continues to evolve, we urge clinicians to watch for updates at cdc.gov.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.|Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Program, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Timothy H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Burgess
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA. E-mail: michael.rajnik@usuhs.edu.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rajnik
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008831:Microcephaly / Q000821:virology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D000071244:Zika Virus; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000453:epidemiology