New Insights in Zika Virus Pathogenicity and Resistance to Infection
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 1266
Special Issue Editors
Interests: virology; viral immunology; viral diseases; virus pathogenesis; virus-host interactions; vaccines; structural biology; innate immunity; maternal health; child health
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that was initially identified in monkeys in the Zika Forest of Uganda in 1947. Since its first identification in humans in 1952, sporadic cases of ZIVK infection were reported in Africa and Asia. However, in 2007, ZIKV caused a major outbreak in Micronesia, and in the following years several outbreaks were reported in Latin America, especially in Brazil. Zika infection was declared a global public health emergency due its association with microcephaly in newborns and other neurological disorders in adults. As of December 2021, 89 countries and territories have had reported autochthonous mosquito-borne transmission of ZIKV. Despite growing knowledge about ZIKV in the last few years, there are still many questions to be elucidate about ZIKV infection, including pathogenicity, clinical outcomes, immune response and resistance to infection. The main goal of this Special Issue is to capture recent advancements in ZIKV research. For this purpose, we invite you to submit research articles, review articles, and short communications related to ZIKV pathogenicity and resistance to ZIKV infection.
Dr. Maureen Hoch Vieira Fernandes
Dr. Lok Raj Joshi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- zika virus
- arbovirus
- flavivirus
- ZIKV pathogenicity
- ZIKV resistance
- microcephaly
- maternal health
- child health
- Guillain–Barre syndrome
