Overview of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in regards to the Brazilian epidemic
Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, belongs to the Flaviviridae family, genus Flavivirus. ZIKV was initially isolated in 1947 from a sentinel monkey in the Zika forest, Uganda. Little clinical importance was attributed to ZIKV, once only few symptomatic cases were reported in some Africa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2016-04-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/bjmbr/v49n5/1414-431X-bjmbr-1414-431X20165420.pdf |