Zika virus: A new human teratogen? Implications for women of reproductive age.

Authors :: Schuler-Faccini L
Sanseverino M
Vianna F
da Silva AA
Larrandaburu M
Marcolongo-Pereira C
Abeche AM
Source :: Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics [Clin Pharmacol Ther] 2016 Jul; Vol. 100 (1), pp. 28-30. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 May 13.
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: In 2015 an unprecedented increase of reports of newborns with microcephaly in Brazil made news headlines around the world. A possible etiological association with prenatal maternal infection by Zika virus (ZIKV) was suggested based on temporal and geographic distribution of ZIKV infection and the subsequent increase in the reports of microcephaly cases. Here we discuss ZIKV as a new human teratogen, with comments on potential treatment options.<br /> (© 2016 ASCPT.)