Zika Virus Persistently Infects and Is Basolaterally Released from Primary Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells

ABSTRACT Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne Flavivirus that has emerged as the cause of encephalitis and fetal microencephaly in the Americas. ZIKV uniquely persists in human bodily fluids for up to 6 months, is sexually transmitted, and traverses the placenta and the blood-brain barrier (BBB) to...

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Main Authors: Megan C. Mladinich, John Schwedes, Erich R. Mackow
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/1326a593f902496b877f82e1619df9a4
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