Clinical and laboratory profile of Zika virus infection in dengue suspected patients: A case series

• Authors: Esteves A, Fernanda Estofolete C, Greque GV, Hardman L, Nogueira ML, Parreira R, Rahal P, Terzian AC
• Publication Year: 2016
• Journal: Journal of Clinical Virology
• Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27289428

BACKGROUND: The Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging arthropod-borne virus related to the dengue virus (DENV), and shows a similar clinical profile as other arboviral diseases, such as dengue and chikungunya virus (CHIKV). Historically, ZIKV has been associated with sporadic cases of human infection, but is now responsible for outbreaks worldwide. In Brazil, cases have […]
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