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SUBMITTER: Paquin-Proulx D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5794195 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Paquin-Proulx Dominic D Avelino-Silva Vivian I VI Santos Bianca A N BAN Silveira Barsotti Nathália N Siroma Fabiana F Fernandes Ramos Jessica J Coracini Tonacio Adriana A Song Alice A Maestri Alvino A Barros Cerqueira Natalia N Felix Alvina Clara AC Levi José Eduardo JE Greenspun Benjamin C BC de Mulder Rougvie Miguel M Rosenberg Michael G MG Nixon Douglas F DF Kallas Esper G EG
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 20180122 1
Dengue virus (DENV) and Zika virus (ZIKV) are members of the Flaviviridae and are predominantly transmitted via mosquito bites. Both viruses are responsible for a growing number of infections in tropical and subtropical regions. DENV infection can cause lethargy with severe morbidity and dengue shock syndrome leading to death in some cases. ZIKV is now linked with Guillain-Barré syndrome and fetal malformations including microcephaly and developmental disorders (congenital Zika syndrome). The pr ...[more]