Zika Virus: Diagnosis, Therapeutics, and Vaccine

The current explosive epidemic of Zika virus in South and Central America, as well as the Caribbean, poses a global public health emergency. Here we comment on the challenges on development of better diagnosis and potential therapeutics and vaccine for Zika virus.

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Published in:ACS infectious diseases 2016-03, Vol.2 (3), p.170-172
Main Authors: Shan, Chao, Xie, Xuping, Barrett, Alan D. T, Garcia-Blanco, Mariano A, Tesh, Robert B, Vasconcelos, Pedro Fernando da Costa, Vasilakis, Nikos, Weaver, Scott C, Shi, Pei-Yong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antiviral Agents - administration & dosage
Humans
Viral Vaccines - administration & dosage
Viral Vaccines - genetics
Viral Vaccines - immunology
Zika Virus - classification
Zika Virus - genetics
Zika Virus - isolation & purification
Zika Virus - physiology
Zika Virus Infection - diagnosis
Zika Virus Infection - drug therapy
Zika Virus Infection - prevention & control
Zika Virus Infection - virology
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Summary:The current explosive epidemic of Zika virus in South and Central America, as well as the Caribbean, poses a global public health emergency. Here we comment on the challenges on development of better diagnosis and potential therapeutics and vaccine for Zika virus.
ISSN:2373-8227
2373-8227
DOI:10.1021/acsinfecdis.6b00030