Abstract Background Prenatal exposure to Zika virus has potential teratogenic effects, with a
wide spectrum of clinical presentation referred to as congenital Zika syndrome. Data on …

The sizable and multifactorial risks to human health posed by climate change are both
increasingly well understood and broadly accepted. One critical aspect of human health that …

Obesity is a risk factor for severe COVID-19 disease during pregnancy. We hypothesized
that the co-occurrence of high maternal body mass index (BMI) and gestational SARS-CoV …

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a large toll on population health and well-being. We
examine the consequences of prenatal exposure for infant health, through which the …

Background To characterize neurodevelopmental abnormalities in children up to 36 months
of age with congenital Zika virus exposure. Methods From the US Zika Pregnancy and Infant …

As a developmental toxicant, Zika virus (ZIKV) attacks both the growing nervous system,
causing congenital Zika syndrome, and the placenta, resulting in pathological changes and …

The high incidence of Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in the period of 2015–2016 in Brazil may
have affected linear height growth velocity (GV) in children exposed in utero to ZIKV. This …

Objective To analyze adverse fetal and neonatal outcomes of Zika virus infection by the
timing of infection during pregnancy. Method: Cohort study of 190 pregnancies with 193 …

Background/Objectives: Zika disease is caused by the Zika virus (ZIKV) and represents a
major public health problem because of the complications in newborn babies from mothers …

Zika virus (ZIKV) is spread by mosquito bites or via sexual or vertical transmission. ZIKV-
infected adults are generally asymptomatic, but can display mild symptoms including fever …