Zika Fetal Neuropathogenesis: Etiology of a Viral Syndrome.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Zachary A Klase, Svetlana Khakhina, Adriano De Bernardi Schneider, Michael V Callahan, Jill Glasspool-Malone, Robert Malone
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Barré
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004877; https://doaj.org/article/80d036de51064e619b6ee75f8ecc7bb3

The ongoing Zika virus epidemic in the Americas and the observed association with both fetal abnormalities (primary microcephaly) and adult autoimmune pathology (Guillain-Barré syndrome) has brought attention to this neglected pathogen. While initial case studies generated significant interest in th...