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Guillain-Barré Syndrome outbreak associated with Zika virus infection in French Polynesia: a case-control study

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This is the first study providing evidence for Zika virus infection causing Guillain-Barré syndrome, and because Zika virus is spreading rapidly across the Americas, at risk countries need to prepare for adequate intensive care beds capacity to manage patients with Guillay-B Barré syndrome.
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This article is published in The Lancet.The article was published on 2016-04-09 and is currently open access. It has received 1925 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Zika virus & Zika virus disease.

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A comparison study of Zika virus outbreaks in French Polynesia, Colombia and the State of Bahia in Brazil.

TL;DR: It is found that the association of precipitation and ZIKV outbreak was more evident in Colombia than the other two places and the attack rate is unidentifiable with monthly data in Bahia.
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Zika virus RNA and IgM persistence in blood compartments and body fluids: a prospective observational study

TL;DR: Determination of viral marker persistence is enhanced by follow-up of blood donors who are pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic, Zika virus RNA-positive, and antibody negative, and replicate, highly sensitive NAATs extend RNA detection in all compartments.
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Do Vaccines Have a Role as a Cause of Autoimmune Neurological Syndromes

TL;DR: No definitive demonstration of a potential role of vaccines in causing autoimmune neurological syndromes is presently available, so the fear of neurological autoimmune disease cannot limit the use of the most important preventive measure presently available against infectious diseases.
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Inactivation and removal of Zika virus during manufacture of plasma-derived medicinal products.

TL;DR: Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging mosquito‐borne Flavivirus of major public health concern and the potential for ZIKV transmission by blood transfusion has been demonstrated but inactivation or removal during the manufacture of plasma‐derived medicinal products has not been specifically investigated.
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Zika virus outbreak on Yap Island, Federated States of Micronesia.

TL;DR: This outbreak of Zika virus illness in Micronesia represents transmission of Zikairus outside Africa and Asia and clinicians and public health officials should be aware of the risk of further expansion of Zika viruses transmission.
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Zika Virus (I). Isolations and serological specificity

TL;DR: Cross neutralization tests indicate that Zika virus is not related to yellow fever, Hawaii dengue nor to the FA and GD VII strains of Theiler's mouse encephalomyelitis virus.
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Genetic and Serologic Properties of Zika Virus Associated with an Epidemic, Yap State, Micronesia, 2007

TL;DR: The full coding region nucleic acid sequence and serologic properties of the virus were identified and the virus was identified as Crimean-Congo-Wales coronavirus.
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[Guillain-Barré syndrome].

TL;DR: High-dose of intravenous immunoglobulin (0.4 g/kg daily for 5 days) and PE are equally effective in intermediate and severe forms and the choice between the two treatments depends on their respective contra-indications and local availability.
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First report of autochthonous transmission of Zika virus in Brazil

TL;DR: Phylogenetic analysis suggests that the ZikV identified belongs to the Asian clade, the first report of ZIKV infection in Brazil, and the result was confirmed by DNA sequencing.
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