Anti-Zika virus:research advances / 国际药学研究杂志

ABSTRACT

Zika virus(ZIKV)is an arbovirus transmitted mainly through Aedes aegypti,which is associated with adult Guil-lain-Barré syndrome and microcephaly,as well as other neurological deficits in the neonate.On Feb.1,2016,the outbreak of ZIKV disease was regarded as an international public health emergency by WHO,and anti-ZIKV has become a worldwide medical chal-lenge.There are currently no vaccines and specific antiviral therapeutics available for ZIKV.In this paper,the possible pathogenesis of ZIKV and the new progress in the treatment drugs are reviewed.