#Zika virus spreads through infected mosquito bites. If a pregnant woman is infected her baby is at risk of #CongenitalZikaSyndrome. Researchers collected data on how zika is transmitted in pregnancy & the effects on babies. Read this summary for more: bit.ly/3aL6BJt

In 2017 the #ZIKAction consortium contributed to the creation of REDe a regional research network to enable research teams to respond to emerging infectious diseases Find out more: bit.ly/3FLO4v3 #H2020 ZikaPLAN ZIKAlliance #ZikV

This world international day of #epidemicpreparedness we highlight the importance of capacitating countries so they can prevent, detect & quickly respond to emerging outbreaks. Watch our video to learn how we & our collaborators tried to achieve this: bit.ly/ZIKAction

Results from the ZIKApp study are out! ZIKApp was a one year pilot study carried out in Jamaica to monitor #arbovirus symptoms in pregnant women & to develop methods for investigating outcomes of maternal #ZIKV infection Learn more here: bit.ly/ZIKApp

Evidence exists to infer causal relationship between prenatal #ZIKV infection & severe brain anomalies little is known on the natural history of ZIKV infection in #pregnancy & childhood & medium & long term sequelae of exposure in utero. Stay tuned for results from our VT studies

Interdisciplinary #research conducted in #ZIKAction resulted in new evidence being generated a greater understanding of arboviral infections in #pregnancy & childhood & a strengthened capacity for conducting preparedness research against emerging pathogens zikaction.org

We set out to develop a multinational ready-to-act network capable of rapidly addressing maternal & paediatric health research needs due to ZIKV outbreaks. Watch our video to learn how we studied key knowledge gaps on ZIKV in maternal & child health bit.ly/ZIKAction #H2020

Our researchers collected a lot of information on #ZIKV & how its transmitted in #pregnancy, & the consequences for babies. Read this summary on the Spanish paediatric cohort to learn more: bit.ly/3aL6BJt #ZIKAction #HorizonEU @tonisoriano66

📣 New publication! Antenatal Seroprevalence of Zika and Chikungunya Viruses, Kingston Metropolitan Area, Jamaica, 2017–2019 - Volume 28, Number 2—February 2022 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28… via CDC Chadwic Mears @DrHeatherBailey

We piloted an mhealth intervention for monitoring arbovirus symptoms in pregnancy, supporting its future development to contribute to surveillance & diagnosis of #infections in pregnancy & potential use by clinical teams to optimise #maternal care bit.ly/ZIKApp #H2020

We established the international Paediatric Registry, to characterize the features of #children antenatally exposed to #ZIKV &/or presenting with suspected Congenital Zika Syndrome, & including longitudinal data to assess longer-term sequelae & management bit.ly/3v1x0OA

Each child is different & the way they can be affected by #viruses is also different #ZIKAction studied how a child’s genome alters the way Zika #virus affects childhood development. Results from these studies to be published soon. Watch our project video bit.ly/ZIKAction

Breno L de Almeida will be giving an oral presentation on the ZIKAction paediatric registry at 10:20am in the Viral infections, diagnosis and treatment session at #WSPID2022. Will you be joining us? #PedsID #ZIKAction #Pediatric

In only 5 years, we made progress in understanding how #ZIKV behaves & are a closer to finding new #treatments & #vaccines. Visit the ZIKAction news page for more: bit.ly/3BYCvyk ZIKAction publications available here: bit.ly/2YXLTn0 #HorizonEU

Great work Breno! #PedsID #WSPID2022 #ZIKV

Check out our latest publication! Severity and Outcomes of Dengue in Hospitalized Jamaican Children in 2018–2019 During an Epidemic Surge in the Americas frontiersin.org/article/10.338…

It’s out! Our pilot study showing the feasibility of the ZIKApp for reporting arbovirus symptoms by pregnant women in Jamaica ZIKAction The UWI Mona Campus Penta - Child Health Research Patricia Bruijning UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health Population, Policy and Practice Department JMIR Publications formative.jmir.org/2022/7/e34423

Check out our new publication on the ZIKApp study! We aimed to evaluate the use of an app by pregnant women in Jamaica to self-report arbovirus symptoms & pregnancy complications & assess compliance with daily symptom diaries formative.jmir.org/2022/7/e34423

Los virus respiratorios y los niños, grandes olvidados.

So delighted to see this published Dialogues In Health - initial findings from our ZIKAction registry in #Brazil on #children growing up with congenital #zika syndrome led by Isadora Siqueira Penta - Child Health Research UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health Fiocruz Bahia Population, Policy and Practice Department sciencedirect.com/science/articl…