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Zika virus infection in pregnancy and newborn

 

Africa

• WHO Regional Office for Africa
  • Zika Virus risk assessment in the WHO African Region: a technical report [2016]
  • Zika Virus

Americas

• BMC Public Health
  • Another piece of the Zika puzzle: assessing the associated factors to microcephaly in a systematic review and meta-analysis [2020]

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Zika Virus Transmission — Region of the Americas, May 15, 2015–December 15, 2016 [2017]
  • Zika Virus Spreads to New Areas — Region of the Americas, May 2015–January 2016 [2016]

• International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Microcephaly Prevalence in Infants Born to Zika Virus-Infected Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2017]

• Pan American Health Organization
  • Strategy for Enhancing National Capacity to Respond to Zika virus Epidemic in the Americas, 3 February 2016 [2016]
  • Provisional remarks on Zika virus infection in pregnant women: Document for health care professionals (January 25, 2016) [2016]
  • Preliminary guidelines for the surveillance of microcephaly in newborns in settings with risk of Zika virus circulation [2016]

• PLoS ONE
  • Fetal, neonatal, and infant outcomes associated with maternal Zika virus infection during pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis [2021]

• Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
  • Spread of Zika virus in the Americas [2017]

• Science
  • Zika virus in the Americas: Early epidemiological and genetic findings [2016]

Australia

• Department of Health Australia
  • Zika virus infection - CDNA National Guidelines for Public Health Units [2017]
  • Revised surveillance case definitions: brucellosis and Flavivirus infection (unspecified) including Zika virus [2016]
  • Flavivirus infection (including Zika virus)

Brazil

• Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
  • Management of infection by the Zika virus [2016]

• Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Zika virus infection during pregnancy and microcephaly occurrence: a review of literature and Brazilian data [2016]

• Cadernos de Saúde Pública
  • The microcephaly epidemic and Zika virus: building knowledge in epidemiology [2018]

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Health and Development at Age 19–24 Months of 19 Children Who Were Born with Microcephaly and Laboratory Evidence of Congenital Zika Virus Infection During the 2015 Zika Virus Outbreak — Brazil, 2017 [2017]
  • Possible Association Between Zika Virus Infection and Microcephaly — Brazil, 2015 [2016]
  • Notes from the Field: Evidence of Zika Virus Infection in Brain and Placental Tissues from Two Congenitally Infected Newborns and Two Fetal Losses — Brazil, 2015 [2016]
  • Increase in Reported Prevalence of Microcephaly in Infants Born to Women Living in Areas with Confirmed Zika Virus Transmission During the First Trimester of Pregnancy — Brazil, 2015 [2016]
  • Hearing Loss in Infants with Microcephaly and Evidence of Congenital Zika Virus Infection — Brazil, November 2015–May 2016 [2016]

• Epidemiology and Health
  • Zika: what we do and do not know based on the experiences of Brazil [2016]

• EuroSurveillance
  • Detection of Zika virus in Brazilian patients during the first five days of infection – urine versus plasma [2016]

• Human Reproduction
  • Contraceptive sales in the setting of the Zika virus epidemic [2016]

• JBRA Assisted Reproduction
  • Reproductive planning in times of Zika: getting pregnant or delaying plans? The opinion of the Brazilian Society of Assisted Reproduction Committee - a basis for a bioethical discussion [2016]

• Jornal de Pediatria
  • Microcephaly and Zika virus: a clinical and epidemiological analysis of the current outbreak in Brazil [2016]

• Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
  • Zika virus outbreak in Brazil [2016]

• Lancet
  • Congenital Zika virus syndrome in Brazil: a case series of the first 1501 livebirths with complete investigation [2016]

• PLoS Medicine
  • The association between Zika virus infection and microcephaly in Brazil 2015–2017: An observational analysis of over 4 million births [2019]

• PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Zika virus infection and microcephaly: Evidence regarding geospatial associations [2018]

• Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
  • Zika virus: challenges of public health in Brazil [2016]

• Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
  • Zika virus infection and pregnancy [2016]

• Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
  • Brazilian Protocol for Sexually Transmitted Infections 2020: Zika virus infection [2021]
  • The role of Brazilian National Health Information Systems in assessing the impact of Zika virus outbreak [2017]

• Revista Paulista de Pediatria
  • Health surveillance and development of children with congenital Zika Virus syndrome: an integrative literature review [2021]

• Viruses
  • Congenital Zika Syndrome and Disabilities of Feeding and Breastfeeding in Early Childhood: A Systematic Review [2023]

Brazil, Colombia

• PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Potential inconsistencies in Zika surveillance data and our understanding of risk during pregnancy [2018]

Canada

• Canadian Paediatric Society
  • Zika virus: What does a physician caring for children in Canada need to know? [2017]

• Government of Alberta
  • Public health disease management guidelines : Zika virus

• Government of Canada
  • Zika virus

• Public Health Agency of Canada
  • Travel-related Zika virus cases in Canada: October 2015–June 2017 [2018]
  • Canadian recommendations on the prevention and treatment of Zika virus: update [2016]

• Public Health Ontario
  • Zika Virus

Cape Verde

• Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Genomic Epidemiology of 2015–2016 Zika Virus Outbreak in Cape Verde [2020]

China

• PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Zika Virus May Affect the Universal Two-Child Policy: A New Challenge for China [2016]

Colombia

• Cadernos de Saúde Pública
  • Burden of disease due to microcephaly associated with the Zika virus in Colombia [2020]

• International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Exploring for Municipality-Level Socioeconomic Variables Related to Zika Virus Incidence in Colombia [2021]

• New England Journal of Medicine
  • Zika Virus Disease and Pregnancy Outcomes in Colombia [2020]
  • Zika Virus Disease in Colombia — Preliminary Report [2016]

• PLoS ONE
  • Descriptive analysis of surveillance data for Zika virus disease and Zika virus-associated neurological complications in Colombia, 2015–2017 [2021]

Dominican Republic

• Annals of Global Health
  • Birth Defects and Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities in Infants Born During the Zika Virus Epidemic in the Dominican Republic [2021]

Eastern Mediterranean

• Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
  • Enhancing surveillance for early detection of Zika virus infection: strategies for the countries of Eastern Mediterranean Region [2019]

• WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
  • Establishing syndromic surveillance and event-based surveillance systems for zika, dengue and other arboviral diseases [2020]
  • Summary report on the regional meeting to enhance preparedness and response capacities to Zika virus infection [2016]
  • Zika virus

Europe

• BMJ
  • Prevalence of microcephaly in Europe: population based study [2016]
  • Ethnicity should play no role in the definition of microcephaly [2016]

• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
  • Zika virus disease - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2020 [2023]
  • Zika virus and safety of substances of human origin: a guide for preparedness activities in Europe – first update [2017]
  • Rapid risk assessment: Zika virus disease epidemic. Tenth update, 4 April 2017 [2017]
  • Zika virus disease epidemic: Preparedness planning guide for diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus [2016]
  • Zika virus and safety of substances of human origin – A guide for preparedness activities in Europe [2016]
  • Interim guidance for healthcare providers and Zika virus laboratory diagnosis [2016]
  • Zika virus disease

• EuroSurveillance
  • Surveillance of Zika virus infection in the EU/EEA, June 2015 to January 2017 [2017]
  • Status, quality and specific needs of Zika virus (ZIKV) diagnostic capacity and capability in National Reference Laboratories for arboviruses in 30 EU/EEA countries [2017]
  • Zika virus, the new kid on the block [2016]
  • Zika virus and congenital malformations in perspective [2016]

• WHO Regional Office for Europe
  • Zika virus and emerging mosquito-borne diseases: the European emergency risk communication challenge: a response guide [2017]
  • Zika virus technical report. Interim Risk Assessment for WHO European Region [2016]
  • Zika virus outbreak and the risk to Europe

France

• EuroSurveillance
  • Zika emergence in the French Territories of America and description of first confirmed cases of Zika virus infection on Martinique, November 2015 to February 2016 [2016]
  • Travel-associated and autochthonous Zika virus infection in mainland France, 1 January to 15 July 2016 [2016]
  • Réunion Island prepared for possible Zika virus emergence, 2016 [2016]
  • Congenital cerebral malformations and dysfunction in fetuses and newborns following the 2013 to 2014 Zika virus epidemic in French Polynesia [2016]

Germany

• EuroSurveillance
  • Sexual transmission of Zika virus in Germany, April 2016 [2016]

Haiti

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Transmission of Zika Virus — Haiti, October 12, 2015–September 10, 2016 [2017]

• PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Zika Virus Outbreak in Haiti in 2014: Molecular and Clinical Data [2016]

Hong Kong

• Hong Kong College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Revised guidelines on the management of a pregnant woman with possible Zika virus exposure [2017]

India

• Infectious Diseases of Poverty
  • Zika: How safe is India? [2017]

• Tropical Medicine and Health
  • Dual burden of Zika and COVID-19 in India: challenges, opportunities and recommendations [2021]

International

• American Journal of Public Health
  • History, Epidemiology, and Clinical Manifestations of Zika: A Systematic Review [2016]

• BMC Medicine
  • The global threat of Zika virus to pregnancy: epidemiology, clinical perspectives, mechanisms, and impact [2016]

• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
  • Zika virus transmission worldwide [2019]
  • Current Zika transmission worldwide [2017]

• European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
  • Zika virus infection in pregnant women and their children: A review [2021]

• Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Time to Evaluate the Clinical Repercussions of Zika Virus Vertical Transmission? A Systematic Review [2021]

• International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Zika Virus and the Risk of Developing Microcephaly in Infants: A Systematic Review [2020]

• International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
  • Zika virus exposure in pregnancy and its association with newborn visual anomalies and hearing loss [2018]

• International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • ISUOG Interim Guidance on ultrasound for Zika virus infection in pregnancy: information for healthcare professionals [2016]

• Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
  • The Emergence of Zika Virus as a Global Health Security Threat: A Review and a Consensus Statement of the INDUSEM Joint working Group (JWG) [2016]

• New England Journal of Medicine
  • Zika Virus as a Cause of Neurologic Disorders [2016]

• North American Journal of Medical Sciences
  • Zika Virus: A Global Threat to Humanity: A Comprehensive Review and Current Developments [2016]

• PLoS Medicine
  • Sexual transmission of Zika virus and other flaviviruses: A living systematic review [2018]
  • Zika Virus Infection as a Cause of Congenital Brain Abnormalities and Guillain–Barré Syndrome: Systematic Review [2017]

• PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • A Cost-Effectiveness Tool for Informing Policies on Zika Virus Control [2016]

• PLoS ONE
  • Congenital Zika syndrome: A systematic review [2020]

• Reproductive Health
  • Zika virus infection in pregnancy: a systematic review of disease course and complications [2017]

• Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
  • Effects in the development of children exposed to zika virus in the fetal period: an integrative review [2020]

• Viruses
  • Update on the Transmission of Zika Virus Through Breast Milk and Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review of the Evidence [2021]
  • Maternal Infection and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes among Pregnant Travellers: Results of the International Zika Virus in Pregnancy Registry [2021]
  • Congenital Zika Infection and the Risk of Neurodevelopmental, Neurological, and Urinary Track Disorders in Early Childhood. A Systematic Review [2021]

Ireland

• Health Protection Surveillance Centre
  • Zika

Israel

• EuroSurveillance
  • Detection of Zika virus RNA in whole blood of imported Zika virus disease cases up to 2 months after symptom onset, Israel, December 2015 to April 2016 [2016]

Latin America

• International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
  • Building opportunities during the Zika epidemic in the Americas: The case for strengthening research capacity [2020]

Latin America and the Caribbean

• BMJ Open
  • Use of infectious disease surveillance reports to monitor the Zika virus epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2015 to 2017: strengths and deficiencies [2020]

• European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care
  • Family planning and Zika virus: need for renewed and cohesive efforts to ensure availability of intrauterine contraception in Latin America and the Caribbean [2017]

• PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • After the epidemic: Zika virus projections for Latin America and the Caribbean [2017]

Malaysia

• Medical Journal of Malaysia
  • Zika virus and its potential re-emergence in Malaysia [2016]

New Zealand

• Ministry of Health New Zealand
  • Zika virus

• Public Health Surveillance
  • Zika Virus Infection Report

• Starship
  • Zika virus - exposure in pregnancy [2017]

PAHO

• Pan American Health Organization
  • Guidelines for Surveillance of Zika Virus Disease and Its Complications. 2018 edition [2018]
  • Zika Virus Infection. Step-by-Step Guide to Risk Communication and Community Engagement [2017]
  • Zika virus infection: step by step guide on Risk Communications and Community Engagement [2016]
  • Zika Resources: For Health Authorities

Puerto Rico

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Measures Taken to Prevent Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy — Puerto Rico, 2016 [2017]
  • Update: Ongoing Zika Virus Transmission — Puerto Rico, November 1, 2015–July 7, 2016 [2016]
  • Local Transmission of Zika Virus — Puerto Rico, November 23, 2015–January 28, 2016 [2016]
  • Incidence of Zika Virus Disease by Age and Sex — Puerto Rico, November 1, 2015–October 20, 2016 [2016]
  • Estimating Contraceptive Needs and Increasing Access to Contraception in Response to the Zika Virus Disease Outbreak — Puerto Rico, 2016 [2016]

• Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Cost-effectiveness of Increasing Access to Contraception during the Zika Virus Outbreak, Puerto Rico, 2016 [2017]

• PLOS Computational Biology
  • Estimating incidence of infection from diverse data sources: Zika virus in Puerto Rico, 2016 [2021]

• PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Epidemiologic and spatiotemporal trends of Zika Virus disease during the 2016 epidemic in Puerto Rico [2020]

Singapore

• BMC Medicine
  • The inevitable colonisation of Singapore by Zika virus [2016]

South America

• BMJ
  • Prevalence and clinical profile of microcephaly in South America pre-Zika, 2005-14: prevalence and case-control study [2017]

• International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
  • Call to action for a South American network to fight COVID-19 in pregnancy [2020]

South-East Asia

• Epidemiology and Health
  • The current status of Zika virus in Southeast Asia [2016]

• WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia
  • Strengthening integrated surveillance and prevention of birth defects, stillbirths and congenital Zika virus infection to accelerate reduction in newborn mortality [2020]

Taiwan

• Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
  • Why Zika virus infection has become a public health concern? [2016]

Thailand

• American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • Detection of Zika Virus Infection in Thailand, 2012–2014 [2015]

United Kingdom

• Public Health England
  • Zika virus: transmission
  • Zika virus: surveillance for congenital Zika syndrome
  • Zika virus: sexual transmission advice algorithm
  • Zika virus: preventing infection by sexual transmission
  • Zika virus: epidemiology and cases diagnosed in the UK
  • Zika virus: country specific risk
  • Zika virus: advice for women returning from areas with active Zika virus transmission
  • Zika virus risk: algorithm for assessing pregnant women
  • Zika virus congenital infection: algorithm and interim guidance
  • Zika virus (ZIKV): clinical and travel guidance
  • HAIRS risk assessment: Zika virus

• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Zika virus infection and pregnancy [2019]

United States

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • Counseling Patients With Zika Infection [2016]

• American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Testing for Zika virus infection in pregnancy: key concepts to deal with an emerging epidemic [2017]

• American Journal of Perinatology
  • A Framework for Coordination between Obstetric and Pediatric Providers in Public Health Emergencies: Lessons Learned from the Zika Outbreak in the United States, 2015 to 2017 [2020]

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Zika-Associated Birth Defects Reported in Pregnancies with Laboratory Evidence of Confirmed or Possible Zika Virus Infection — U.S. Zika Pregnancy and Infant Registry, December 1, 2015–March 31, 2018 [2022]
  • Population-Based Surveillance for Birth Defects Potentially Related to Zika Virus Infection — 22 States and Territories, January 2016–June 2017 [2020]
  • Dengue and Zika Virus Diagnostic Testing for Patients with a Clinically Compatible Illness and Risk for Infection with Both Viruses [2019]
  • Vital Signs: Zika-Associated Birth Defects and Neurodevelopmental Abnormalities Possibly Associated with Congenital Zika Virus Infection — U.S. Territories and Freely Associated States, 2018 [2018]
  • Update: Noncongenital Zika Virus Disease Cases — 50 U.S. States and the District of Columbia, 2016 [2018]
  • Update: Interim Guidance for Preconception Counseling and Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus for Men with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States, August 2018 [2018]
  • Population-Based Surveillance of Birth Defects Potentially Related to Zika Virus Infection — 15 States and U.S. Territories, 2016 [2018]
  • Assessment of State, Local, and Territorial Zika Planning and Preparedness Activities — United States, June 2016–July 2017 [2018]
  • Zika Virus —10 Public Health Achievements in 2016 and Future Priorities [2017]
  • Vital Signs: Update on Zika Virus–Associated Birth Defects and Evaluation of All U.S. Infants with Congenital Zika Virus Exposure — U.S. Zika Pregnancy Registry, 2016 [2017]
  • Update: Interim Guidance for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Infants with Possible Congenital Zika Virus Infection — United States, October 2017 [2017]
  • Update: Interim Guidance for Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States (Including U.S. Territories), July 2017 [2017]
  • Pregnancy Outcomes After Maternal Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy — U.S. Territories, January 1, 2016–April 25, 2017 [2017]
  • Meeting Summary: State and Local Implementation Strategies for Increasing Access to Contraception During Zika Preparedness and Response — United States, September 2016 [2017]
  • Evaluation of Placental and Fetal Tissue Specimens for Zika Virus Infection — 50 States and District of Columbia, January–December, 2016 [2017]
  • Zika Virus Infection Among U.S. Pregnant Travelers — August 2015–February 2016 [2016]
  • Zika Virus Disease Cases — 50 States and the District of Columbia, January 1–July 31, 2016 [2016]
  • Vital Signs: Preparing for Local Mosquito-Borne Transmission of Zika Virus — United States, 2016 [2016]
  • Update: Interim Guidelines for Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women and Women of Reproductive Age with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States, 2016 [2016]
  • Update: Interim Guidelines for Health Care Providers Caring for Infants and Children with Possible Zika Virus Infection [2016]
  • Update: Interim Guidance for the Evaluation and Management of Infants with Possible Congenital Zika Virus Infection [2016]
  • Update: Interim Guidance for Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus — United States, July 2016 [2016]
  • Update: Interim Guidance for Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus — United States, 2016 [2016]
  • Update: Interim Guidance for Preconception Counseling and Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus for Persons with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States, September 2016 [2016]
  • Update: Interim Guidance for Health Care Providers Caring for Women of Reproductive Age with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States, 2016 [2016]
  • Update: Interim Guidance for Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States, July 2016 [2016]
  • Travel-Associated Zika Virus Disease Cases Among U.S. Residents — United States, January 2015–February 2016 [2016]
  • Transmission of Zika Virus Through Sexual Contact with Travelers to Areas of Ongoing Transmission — Continental United States, 2016 [2016]
  • Revision to CDC’s Zika Travel Notices: Minimal Likelihood for Mosquito-Borne Zika Virus Transmission at Elevations Above 2,000 Meters [2016]
  • Preventing Transmission of Zika Virus in Labor and Delivery Settings Through Implementation of Standard Precautions — United States, 2016 [2016]
  • Possible Zika Virus Infection Among Pregnant Women — United States and Territories, May 2016 [2016]
  • Patterns in Zika Virus Testing and Infection, by Report of Symptoms and Pregnancy Status — United States, January 3–March 5, 2016 [2016]
  • Interim Guidelines for the Evaluation and Testing of Infants with Possible Congenital Zika Virus Infection — United States, 2016 [2016]
  • Interim Guidelines for Pregnant Women During a Zika Virus Outbreak — United States, 2016 [2016]
  • Interim Guidance for Zika Virus Testing of Urine — United States, 2016 [2016]
  • Interim Guidance for Interpretation of Zika Virus Antibody Test Results [2016]
  • Contraceptive Use Among Nonpregnant and Postpartum Women at Risk for Unintended Pregnancy, and Female High School Students, in the Context of Zika Preparedness — United States, 2011–2013 and 2015 [2016]
  • Zika in Babies in US Territories
  • Zika and Pregnancy
  • Zika Virus

• Global Pediatric Health
  • A to Z of Zika Virus: A Comprehensive Review for Clinicians [2020]

• National Academies Press
  • Potential Research Priorities to Inform Public Health and Medical Practice for Domestic Zika Virus [2016]

• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  • Zika Virus

• Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  • Ultrasound screening for fetal microcephaly following Zika virus exposure [2016]

Western Pacific

• WHO Western Pacific Region
  • Preparedness for Zika virus testing in the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region [2016]

WHO

• World Health Organization
  • Zika epidemiology update - February 2022 [2022]
  • Laboratory testing for Zika virus and dengue virus infections: interim guidance [2022]
  • Guideline: infant feeding in areas of Zika virus transmission, 2nd edition [2021]
  • WHO guidelines for the prevention of sexual transmission of Zika virus [2020]
  • Zika virus: an epidemiological update [2017]
  • Zika virus, microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome situation report [2017]
  • Zika virus country classification scheme: interim guidance [2017]
  • WHO toolkit for the care and support of people affected by complications associated with Zika virus [2017]
  • Sexual transmission of Zika Virus: Current status, challenges and research priorities [2017]
  • Vector control operations framework for Zika virus [2016]
  • Screening, assessment and management of neonates and infants with complications associated with Zika virus exposure in utero [2016]
  • Psychosocial support for pregnant women and for families with microcephaly and other neurological complications in the context of Zika virus: interim guidance for health-care providers [2016]
  • Pregnancy management in the context of Zika virus, interim guidance [2016]
  • Collaborative study to evaluate a candidate World Health Organization International Standard for Zika virus for Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique (NAT)-Based assays [2016]
  • Zika virus: Fact sheet
  • Zika virus disease

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