Zika virus | German Center for Infection Research

Short description

Zika virus is a flavivirus that is transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti and causes fever, rashes, joint pains and eye inflammation in humans.

Detailed description

Infections with Zika viruses are observed in many tropical and subtropical countries. The transmitting mosquito is not found in Germany. During a huge epidemic in South America in 2015-2017, a connection between infection of pregnant women and malformations of the brains of newborns was identified.

Heidelberg

Microscopy of hepatitis viruses

A Microscopy Unit was established at the Heidelberg Partner Site for research groups from the research field “Hepatitis” and other research fields including “Emerging Infections” in particular. The Microscopy Unit enables research groups to conduct their analyses and investigate live cells and ...

Hamburg - Lübeck - Borstel - Riems

Mosquitoes and mosquito-associated viral infections in Germany

Mosquitoes are transmitters of numerous viruses that are pathogenic to humans. Besides the known local species, new types of mosquitoes have been imported into Germany over the past few years. In order prepare for the potential formation of colonies of these new types of mosquitoes and the ...

Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

The Charité Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine is one of six partners in the DZIF network “Multidrug-resistant…

Jan 2017

Euro Surveill

Experimental transmission of Zika virus by mosquitoes from central Europe

Autoren

Heitmann A et al.

Zika and Chikungunya viruses: Diagnostic pitfalls

Millions of people have contracted Zika and chikungunya virus infections since the outbreaks that have been striking Latin America since 2013. Particularly Zika-related malformations in newborns

Feb 2019

Emerg Infect Dis