@article{article_278921, title={Zika Virus Outbreaks and Its Relation to Fetal Abnormalities in Pregnancy}, journal={Ankara Medical Journal}, volume={16}, year={2016}, DOI={10.17098/amj.17706}, author={Desdicioğlu, Raziye and Yıldırım, Melahat and Yavuz Avşar, Ayşe Filiz}, keywords={Zika virüs,gebelik,mikrosefali}, abstract={<p>This review evaluates current knowledge relating to Zika virus (ZV) infection, disease outbreaks which particularly began at the end of 2015 and ZV related congenital anomalies, and prevention methods of the disease as well. ZV was first described in Uganda in 1947. Although several local outbreaks occurred, it was out of the knowledge until 2015. The increased incidence of microcephaly cases in regions of disease outbreaks in Brazil let people focus on the relationship between infection and neurological abnormalities. In the same region, the detection of virus RNA by using reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) in blood and amniotic fluid of a woman who gave a birth to a baby with microcephaly and neurological abnormalities has attracted the attention of the world. Local and global health organizations release disease-prevention strategies in succession for pregnant women and the women who plan to conceive. In this review, we aimed to search the literature regarding this disease in our country and other regions of the world and we wanted to create awareness about the prevention strategies of ZV infections.  </p>}, number={2}, publisher={Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi}