Zika virus (ZIKV) had remained a relatively obscure flavivirus until a recent series of
outbreaks accompanied by unexpectedly severe clinical complications brought this virus …

Yellow fever, a mosquito-borne flavivirus disease occurs in tropical areas of South America
and Africa. It is a disease of major historical importance, but remains a threat to travelers to …

Evidence of perinatal transmission of Zika virus, French Polynesia, December 2013 and
February 2014 Page 1 1 www.eurosurveillance.org Rapid communications Evidence of …

Unlike its mosquito-borne relatives, such as dengue, West Nile, and Japanese encephalitis
viruses, which can cause severe human diseases, Zika virus (ZIKV) has emerged from …

Infections with flaviviruses, such as dengue, West Nile virus and the recently re-emerging
Zika virus, are an increasing and probably lasting global risk. This Review summarizes and …

Before 2007, no Zika virus outbreak had been recorded, and Zika virus was deemed to
cause mild infections. 1 In 2013–14, an outbreak occurred in French Polynesia associated …

The flaviviruses are small single-stranded RNA viruses that are typically transmitted by
mosquito or tick vectors. These “arboviruses” are found around the world and account for a …

Current regulations stipulate a yellow fever (YF) booster every 10 years. We conducted a
systematic review of the protective efficacy and duration of immunity of YF vaccine in …

Background Increasing numbers of confirmed cases of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection resulting
from non-mosquito-borne transmission have been reported. Methods We performed a …

Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus discovered in Uganda in 1947. The virus has
emerged in recent years and spread in the Pacific Area and the Americas, where it has …