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Zika virus: A new human teratogen? Implications for women of reproductive age
Author(s) -
SchulerFaccini L,
Sanseverino MTV,
Vianna FSL,
da Silva AA,
Larrandaburu M,
MarcolongoPereira C,
Abeche AM
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1002/cpt.386
Subject(s) - zika virus , microcephaly , teratology , etiology , pregnancy , virology , medicine , virus , pediatrics , biology , fetus , pathology , genetics
In 2015 an unprecedented increase of reports of newborns with microcephaly in Brazil made news headlines around the world. A possible etiological association with prenatal maternal infection by Zika virus (ZIKV) was suggested based on temporal and geographic distribution of ZIKV infection and the subsequent increase in the reports of microcephaly cases. Here we discuss ZIKV as a new human teratogen, with comments on potential treatment options.