Zika virus – New guidelines for managing pregnant women
February 3, 2016…miting. Symptoms generally persist for up to one week. Severe disease is uncommon. Co-infection with dengue virus has been described (Dupont-Rouzeyrol et al. Emerg Infect Dis 2015;21:381-382). A case of Zika virus infection complicated by Guillain-Barre syndrome has also been reported (Oehler et al. Euro Surveill 2014;19. pii: 20720). Back to top Zika virus and pregnancy The CDC reports that pregnant women can be infected with Zika virus in any tr…