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Zika Virus Infection in Pregnant Women in Rio de Janeiro—Preliminary Report
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2016
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Neonatal MicrocephalyMaternal ImmunizationJaneiro—preliminary ReportGlobal HealthPathogenesisZika Virus InfectionVirologyMaternal HealthPregnant WomenEmerging Infectious DiseaseZika VirusDengue-like IllnessPublic HealthMedicineArbovirusEpidemiologyVector Borne Disease
(Abstracted from N Engl J Med 2016; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1602412) Zika virus (ZIKV) was first identified in Brazil in 2015 by reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction assays of serum specimens from patients who presented with a dengue-like illness that was characterized by rash, fever, myalgias, arthralgias, and conjunctivitis. Zika virus has been linked to neonatal microcephaly.