Neonatal Zika virus infection causes epileptic seizures, viral persistence and long-term behavioral impairment
Isis Nem de Oliveira Souza, Paula S. Frost, Júlia V. França, J.B. Nascimento-Viana, Rômulo Leão Silva Neris, Leandro Freitas Oliveira, Daniel J. L. L. Pinheiro, Gilda Angela Neves, Leila M C Chimelli, Fernanda G. De Felice, Ésper A. Cavalheiro, Sergio Teixeira Ferreira, Andrea Thompson Da Poian, Iranaia Assunção‐Miranda, Cláudia Pinto Figueiredo, Julia Rosauro Clarke
This study investigates long-term effects of neonatal ZIKV infection in mice, finding persistent viral replication, brain damage, and behavioral issues despite initial recovery.
bioRxiv · Sep 28, 2017 · PreprintNeuroscience