2023
Analyses of Early ZIKV Genomes Are Consistent with Viral Spread from Northeast Brazil to the Americas
de Moraes L, Portilho M, Vrancken B, Van den Broeck F, Santos L, Cucco M, Tauro L, Kikuti M, Silva M, Campos G, Reis M, Barral A, Barral-Netto M, Boaventura V, Vandamme A, Theys K, Lemey P, Ribeiro G, Khouri R. Analyses of Early ZIKV Genomes Are Consistent with Viral Spread from Northeast Brazil to the Americas. Viruses 2023, 15: 1236. PMID: 37376536, PMCID: PMC10301521, DOI: 10.3390/v15061236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute ZIKV infectionSpread of ZIKVPublic health responseZika virus outbreakClinical symptomsZIKV infectionHealth responseZIKVZIKV genomeViral spreadGenomic surveillanceVirus outbreakInfectionSubsequent disseminationSurveillance effortsZIKV dynamicsFuture surveillance effortsOutbreakEarly stagesZika virus RNA persistence and recovery in water and wastewater: An approach for Zika virus surveillance in resource-constrained settings
Zhu K, Hill C, Muirhead A, Basu M, Brown J, Brinton M, Hayat M, Venegas-Vargas C, Reis M, Casanovas-Massana A, Meschke J, Ko A, Costa F, Stauber C. Zika virus RNA persistence and recovery in water and wastewater: An approach for Zika virus surveillance in resource-constrained settings. Water Research 2023, 241: 120116. PMID: 37270953, PMCID: PMC10330535, DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZIKV RNAZIKV outbreakZika virus surveillanceNucleic acid testingZika virus epidemicResource-constrained settingsWidespread diagnostic testingPublic health surveillanceReverse transcription droplet digital PCRTranscription droplet digital PCRAcid testingRNA persistenceDiagnostic testingHealth surveillanceDroplet digital PCRVirus epidemicVirus surveillanceIndividual testingSuch casesDigital PCRSurveillanceOutbreakRNAZIKVRecovery
2022
The emergence of arboviruses changes the profile of viral meningitis in Salvador, Bahia: A case series
Dias T, Tauro L, Macêdo L, Brito L, Ribeiro V, Santos C, Jacob-Nascimento L, Vilas-Boas L, Amado C, Barbosa P, Reis J, Campos G, Ribeiro G, Siqueira I, Silva L, Reis M. The emergence of arboviruses changes the profile of viral meningitis in Salvador, Bahia: A case series. Frontiers In Tropical Diseases 2022, 3: 1023588. DOI: 10.3389/fitd.2022.1023588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaricella-zoster virusViral meningitisReverse transcription-PCRDifferent arbovirusesAcute febrile illnessPossible viral etiologyCHIKV IgMDENV IgMFebrile illnessNeurological manifestationsCase seriesCommon etiologyViral etiologyZoster virusDENV serotypesNS1 antigenDifferential diagnosisCSF samplesMeningitisZIKVCHIKVPatientsViral surveillanceEtiologyEmergence of arboviruses