Use of Retinal Optical Coherence Tomography to Detect Congenital Zika Syndrome
First identified in rhesus monkeys in Uganda in 1947, the Zika virus (ZIKV), a flavirus spread most commonly by the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitos, 1 was not implicated in human disease until 1953, when it was recognized in Nigeria to produce a mild, febrile illness. The virus, related to the pathogens that cause yellow fever, dengue, and the West Nile virus, 1 has emerged recently as a serious health care threat resulting in widespread panic across the globe, particularly in the Pacific and the Americas. The recent outbreak began in Brazil in 2015, with over 1 million people ...
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