The ZIKAapp study was a one year pilot study carried out in Jamaica to monitor arbovirus symptoms in pregnant women and to develop methods for investigating outcomes of maternal ZIKV infection.
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The use of mobile technologies for early detection of arbovirus infections in pregnancy
Jun 14, 2021
Elisa Ruiz, research associate at GOSICH-UCL, highlights how the ZIKApp study adapted a mobile health initiative in the form of a smartphone application, and how such technology could be useful in identifying potential future arboviruses.
A recollection by Isadora Siqueira, Chief Investigator of the Paediatric Registry Study, on how the ZIKAction team in Brazil adapted to the challenges brought on by COVID-19 in order to carry on with their research.
On March 24th, 2021, the three ZIKA Research Consortia, funded by the European Union, ZikaPLAN, ZIKAction, and ZIKAlliance came together for a panel discussion hosted by ZikaPLAN and shared experience of their almost 5-year collaboration.
The WHO is calling on the public to share their comments on the newly drafted Zika virus Research and Development (R&D) Roadmap, a key component of the WHO’s R&D Blueprint which is a global strategy and preparedness plan that allows the activation of R&D activities in advance of and during pandemics. Comments can be submitted by completing… Read More »
ZIKAHOST shares study results at the SEIP 2021 congress
The ZIKAction Paediatric Registry study has opened. Taking place across sites in Argentina, Brazil and Jamaica.
Celia Christie Samuels from the University of West Indies, provided her perspective on COVID-19 in the Caribbean in the recent webinar hosted by the Commonwealth Medical Association on the regional perspectives on clinical case management of COVID-19 , introduced by WHO Director General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus on 1 July 2020.
Our primary concern is the safety and wellbeing of all our study participants and those who work within the ZIKAction project. We are working to minimise any additional strain on staff and healthcare system during this time.
The ZikaAction consortium have published a new article titled “Research Zika in Pregnancy: lessons for global preparedness” in the Lancet, infectious diseases.
