Zika Virus Biology, Transmission, and Pathology:Section 1 - Zika Virus: Introductory Chapters1. Flaviviruses and where the Zika virus fits in: An overviewProf. L.A. Diaz, Laboratorio de Arbovirus, Instituto de Virologia Dr. J. M. Vanella, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina2. The Zika virus: A brief overviewProf. A.R. Plourde, University of California San Francisco, Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, San Francisco, CA, United States3. The public health perspective of Zika virus-infectionProf. S.R. Shrivastava, Department of Community Medicine, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu, India4. Zika virus as a potential pandemicProf. C.J. Carlson, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA5. Zika virus, symptomatic and asymptomatic travellersProf. R. Huits, Institute for Tropical Medicine, Antwerpen, Belgium6. Microcephaly: features, and impactProf. A. Steele, Data Resources Program, Bureau of Maternal Child Health, Division of Family Health and Preparedness, Utah Department of Health, Salt Lake City, UT, USA7. Microcephaly and Zika virus: a short and focused overviewProf. S. Jayakumari, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vels University, Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies [VISTAS], Pallavaram, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India8. Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Zika viral infectionsProf. A.P.Y. Chiu, Department of Applied Mathematics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong9. Non neurological effects of Zika virus infectionProf. F.G. Naveca, Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Imunologia Basica e Aplicada, Universidade Federal Do Amazonas, Manaus Amazonas, Brazil10. Guillain-Barré syndromeProf. C.A. Gold, University of California, Department of Neurology, San Francisco, CA, USA11. Quality of life in mothers of children with microcephalyProf. P.R.S. Martins-Filho, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Hospital Universitario, Laboratorio de Patologia Investigativa, Aracaju, BrazilSection 2 - Impact on Neurological Systems 12. Zika virus, immunobiology and autoimmune neurological syndromes in CalcuttaProf. J.-M. Anaya, Center for Autoimmune Diseases Research (CREA), School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia13. Impact on Zika virus on paralysis and neuro-inflammation: Jamacian aspectsProf. R. Melbourne-Chambers, Department of Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty ofMedical Sciences, The University of theWest Indies, Jamaica14. Linking Guillain-Barré and Zika virus infectionProf. A. Ganguly, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh15. Puerto Rico aspects: Linking Zika virus infection and Guillain-Barré syndromeProf. E. Dirlikov, Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, San Juan, Puerto Rico16. Zika virus infection and cytokinesProf. H.I. Nakaya, Department of Pathophysiology and Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil17. Linking microRNAs, Wnt signaling pathway and Zika virusProf. A.J. Hirsch, Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Beaverton, OR, USA18. Neuronal conduction in Guillain-Barre syndromeProf. A. Uncini, Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University 'G. d'Annunzio', Chieti-Pescara, Italy19. Features of Guillain-Barré syndrome with or without Zika virusProf. A. Uncini, Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University 'G. d'Annunzio', Chieti-Pescara, Italy20. Auditory brainstem in Zika virus infectionProf. V.V. Lazarev, Laboratory of Neurobiology and Clinical Neurophysiology, National Institute of Women, Children and Adolescents, Health Fernandes Figueira, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Ministry of Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil21.
