Essays about: "Zika virus ZIKV"

Found 3 essays containing the words Zika virus ZIKV.

1. 1. Safety and Stability of Samples Stored on Filter Paper for Molecular Arbovirus Diagnosis

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

   Author : Emelie Bringeland; [2021]
   Keywords : Arthropod-borne viruses arboviruses ; alphaviruses; flaviviruses; dengue virus DENV ; Japanese encephalitis virus JEV ; Tick-borne encephalitis virus TBEV ; Usutu virus USUV ; Zika virus ZIKV ; Flinders Technology Associates™ card FTA ; Biosafety; Vietnam;

   Abstract : Expanding urbanization, climate change, and population growth contribute to increased transmission and spread of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses), many of which cause severe disease in humans. Pathogenic arboviruses include dengue, Zika, tick-borne encephalitis, and sindbis viruses, which together threaten more than half the global population. READ MORE

3. 2. Experiencing Zika : A qualitative interview study of Brazilian nurses

   University essay from Röda Korsets Högskola

   Author : Jonas Tillman; Robin Kristoffersson; [2017]
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   Abstract : Background: Zikavirus was discovered in the 1950’s in the Zikaforest in Uganda, it is a vector borne flavivirus and its main carrier is the Aedes Aegyptimosquito. In 2015 ZIKV reached Brazil and from Brazil it has spread to 26 countries in the Americas. READ MORE

4. 3. Transmission and Expansion of the Zika Virus

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

   Author : Jacob Henrikson; [2016]
   Keywords : Zika virus; transmission; spread; vector;

   Abstract : There is a vast selection of vector-borne diseases circulating in the world today. The latest of these to have a globally recognised impact is the Zika Virus (ZIKV). The suggested link between ZIKV and the recent spike in microcephaly in Brazil has put the spotlight on this previously obscure virus. READ MORE