About Zika & Arbovirus Outbreaks

The Zika & Arbovirus Outbreaks collection publishing research and clinical findings, data, protocols and presentations on all topics relating to Zika, other arboviruses and their vectors, without limitation of article size, type or perceived impact. All articles published in this collection will have their Article Processing Charges (APCs) waived. See our blog for more details and the accompanying list of Zika related articles recommended by the F1000 Faculty, which is composed of over 10,000 world-leading scientists and clinicians.

This collection provides a rapid and open platform for the broad range of findings that need attention in the current epidemic. Zika articles will be given priority and can be published within days from submission.

In addition to Zika, the scope of the collection extends to all basic, applied and clinical research on other arboviruses including yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya, West Nile, Rift Valley, Japanese Encephalitis, tick-borne encephalitis and Kysanur forest disease viruses, as well as their mosquito (Aedes and Culex spp) and tick vectors.

All types of findings are encouraged, including but limited to: vector biology and control, clinical case reports, diagnostic test development, epidemiological modelling, protocols, basic biology, mechanisms of disease, clinical trials and health policy.

F1000 Faculty Zika article recommendations

Structural basis of potent Zika-dengue virus antibody cross-neutralization. Recommended by Yasuko Mori (Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine).

Host Inflammatory Response to Mosquito Bites Enhances the Severity of Arbovirus Infection. Recommended by Jay Berzofsky (National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health).

Dengue virus sero-cross-reactivity drives antibody-dependent enhancement of infection with zika virus. Recommended by Davidson Hamer (Boston University School of Public Health).

Congenital Zika virus syndrome in Brazil: a case series of the first 1501 livebirths with complete investigation. Recommended by Davidson Hamer (Boston University School of Public Health).

A CRISPR screen defines a signal peptide processing pathway required by flaviviruses. Recommended by Vincent Emery (University of Surrey).

Genetic dissection of Flaviviridae host factors through genome-scale CRISPR screens. Recommended by Karin Romisch (Saarland University) and Vincent Emery (University of Surrey).

Vaccine protection against Zika virus from Brazil. Recommended by Nathaniel Landau  (NYU Langone Medical Center).

Zika Virus Infection during Pregnancy in Mice Causes Placental Damage and Fetal Demise. Recommended by Richard Kuhn (Purdue University), Grant McFadden (University of Florida) and Bryan Larsen (Marian University).

Comparison of Test Results for Zika Virus RNA in Urine, Serum, and Saliva Specimens from Persons with Travel-Associated Zika Virus Disease - Florida, 2016. Recommended by Matthias Maiwald (KK Women's and Children's Hospital).

An Infectious cDNA Clone of Zika Virus to Study Viral Virulence, Mosquito Transmission, and Antiviral Inhibitors. Recommended by Alexander Ploss & Qiang Ding (Princeton University).

The 3.8 Å resolution cryo-EM structure of Zika virus. Recommended by Wladek Minor (University of Virginia), Misha Sherman (The University of Texas Medical Branch), Roy Lancaster & Melanie Grass (Saarland University) and Tim Clausen & Ana Ramos (Research Institute of Molecular Biology, Vienna).

Ocular Findings in Infants With Microcephaly Associated With Presumed Zika Virus Congenital Infection in Salvador, Brazil. Recommended by Shwu-Jiuan Sheu (National Yang-Ming University).

A Mouse Model of Zika Virus Pathogenesis. Recommended by Grant McFadden (University of Florida) and Carolyn Coyne (University of Pittsburg).

Zika Virus Infects Human Cortical Neural Progenitors and Attenuates Their Growth. Recommended by Alexander Ploss & Qiang Ding (Princeton University).