Immunological Memory to Zika Virus in a University Community in Colombia, South America

• Published in: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências Vol. 92; no. 1; p. e20190883
• Main Authors: CÁRDENAS, DENNY M., JAIMES, MIGUEL A., VEGA, LEIDY D., OLIVEROS, NICOLAS L., SOTO, JAVIER A., CHÍA, CLAUDIA R., OSORIO, JORGE E., CIUODERIS, KARL A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2020
• Subjects: cytokines; flavivirus infection; immunological memory; MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES; seroepidemiologic studies; zika virus; flavivirus infection; cytokines; Zika virus; seroepidemiologic studies; immunological memory

Zika virus appeared in South America in 2015, generating alarm worldwide as it causes microcephaly and autoimmunity. This study aims to determine the serological footprint of the incoming epidemic in a student community and to characterize the memory functional cell response during post convalescenc...