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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Makhluf H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5874648 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that emerged as a global threat following the most recent outbreak in Brazil in 2015. ZIKV infection of pregnant women is associated with fetal abnormalities such as microcephaly, and infection of adults can lead to Guillain-Barré syndrome, an autoimmune disease characterized by neurological deficits. Although there are currently licensed vaccines for other flaviviruses, there remains an urgent need for preventative vaccines against ZIKV infection ...[more]