Experimental Zika virus infection of Jamaican fruit bats (Artibeus jamaicensis) and possible entry of virus into brain via activated microglial cells.

• Main Authors: Ashley Malmlov (Author), Collin Bantle (Author), Tawfik Aboellail (Author), Kaitlyn Wagner (Author), Corey L Campbell (Author), Miles Eckley (Author), Nunya Chotiwan (Author), Rebekah C Gullberg (Author), Rushika Perera (Author), Ronald Tjalkens (Author), Tony Schountz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The emergence of Zika virus (ZIKV) in the New World has led to more than 200,000 human infections. Perinatal infection can cause severe neurological complications, including fetal and neonatal microcephaly, and in adults there is an association with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). ZIKV is transmitte...