Zika Virus and Sexual Transmission: A New Route of Transmission for Mosquito-borne Flaviviruses.
Hastings AK, Fikrig E. Zika Virus and Sexual Transmission: A New Route of Transmission for Mosquito-borne Flaviviruses. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2017, 90: 325-330. PMID: 28656018, PMCID: PMC5482308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual transmissionZika virusWorld Health OrganizationWest Nile virusAcute onset paralysisUnprotected sexual contactRoutes of transmissionNew global epidemicSevere birth defectsBody achesMild feverAnimal modelsInfected mosquitoesVaginal secretionsViral infectionMain mosquito vectorGlobal epidemicFlaviviridae familyImportant human pathogenSexual contactDisease controlHealth OrganizationZika transmissionNile virusBirth defectsFetal Growth Restriction Caused by Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus in Mice
Uraki R, Jurado KA, Hwang J, Szigeti-Buck K, Horvath TL, Iwasaki A, Fikrig E. Fetal Growth Restriction Caused by Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus in Mice. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2017, 215: 1720-1724. PMID: 28472297, PMCID: PMC5853330, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZika virusSexual transmissionWeight of fetusesFetal growth restrictionNaive female miceType I interferon receptorEmbryonic day 18.5Female miceGrowth restrictionMale miceOcular deformityMosquito bitesControl groupDay 18.5Fetal abnormalitiesSexual contactInterferon receptorMiceFetusesInfected malesVirusDeformityAbnormalitiesReceptors