"This book is written for leading scientists in the field of virology and specifically on ZIKV. In my opinion, students, researchers, and scientists in the field of virology and infectious diseases, specifically those interested in Zika virus and mitigating its presence, will find this book extremely useful. The book meets the needs of the intended audience as it provides useful information ... ." (Omer Iqbal, Doody's Book Reviews, December 4, 2020)
Preface… Table of Contents… Contributing Authors…
1. Zika Virus: A Brief History and Review of its Pathogenesis Rediscovered Joel N. Maslow and Christine C. Roberts
2. Zika Virus Isolation, Purification, and Titration Mariana Baz
3. Evaluating Zika Virus Pathogenesis in Immunocompromised Mice Bryan D. Griffin, David Safronetz, and Darwyn Kobasa
4. Droplet Digital PCR and Immunohistochemistry Techniques to Detect Zika Virus in the Central Nervous System of Mice William Enlow, Jocelyne Piret, and Guy Boivin
5. A Plaque Reduction Neutralization Test for the Detection of ZIKV-Specific Antibodies Kristina Dimitrova, Emelissa J. Mendoza, Nicole Barairo, and Heidi Wood
6. Analysis of Serum Anti-Zika Virus Antibodies by Focus Reduction Neutralization Test Jessica L. Smith and Alec J. Hirsch
7. Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay and Quantitative Reverse Transcription PCR as a Technique to Analyze Inflammation Raquel das Neves Almeida, Heloisa Antoniella Braz-de-Melo, Rafael Corrêa, and Kelly Grace Magalhães
8. Production and Purification of Zika Virus NS1 Glycoprotein in HEK293 Cells Young Chan Kim, Nallely Garcia-Larragoiti, Cesar Lopez-Camacho, Martha Eva Viveros-Sandoval, and Arturo Reyes-Sandoval
9. Optimization of Small-Scale Production of Zika Virus Envelope Glycoprotein by Transient Expression in HEK293 Cells for ELISA Young Chan Kim, Maud Dumoux, Raymond J. Owens, and Arturo Reyes-Sandoval
10. Zika Virus Peptide ELISA (ZIKV-NS2B-concat ELISA) for Detection of IgG Antibodies to Zika Virus Infection Nischay Mishra, Riddhi Thakkar, James Ng, and W. Ian Lipkin
11. Zika Virus Amplification using Strand Displacement Isothermal Method and Sequencing using Nanopore Technology Sören Hansen, Oumar Faye, Sabri S. Sanabani, Martin Faye, Susanne Böhlken-Fascher, Ousmane Faye, Amadou A. Sall, Michaël Bekaert, Manfred Weidmann, Claus-Peter Czerny, and Ahmed Abd El Wahed
12. Detection of Zika Virus using Reverse Transcription-Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (RT-LAMP) Laura E. Lamb, Sarah N. Bartolone, and Michael B. Chancellor
13. Development and Validation of Real-Time RT-LAMP Assays for the Specific Detection of Zika Virus Benjamin Lopez-Jimena, Mohammed Bakheit, Michaël Bekaert, Graham Harold, Sieghard Frischmann, Cheikh Fall, Cheikh Tidiane Diagne, Oumar Faye, Ousmane Faye, Amadou Alpha Sall, and Manfred Weidmann
14. Comparative Analysis of Zika Virus Detection by RT-qPCR, RT-LAMP, and RT-RPA Cheikh Tidiane Diagne, Martin Faye, Benjamin Lopez-Jimena, Ahmed Abd El Wahed, Cheikh Loucoubar, Cheikh Fall, Giulia Mencatelli, Oumar Faye, Ousmane Faye, Manfred Weidmann, and Amadou Alpha Sall
15. A Porcine Model of Zika Virus Infection to Profile the In Utero Interferon Alpha Response Ivan Trus, Stewart Walker, Maria Fuchs, Daniel Udenze, Volker Gerdts, and Uladzimir Karniychuk
16. Isolation and Detection of Zika Virus-Infected Rhesus Macaques Lymph Node Cells and Splenocytes Nicole Haese, Alec J. Hirsch, and Daniel N. Streblow
17. Discovery of Zika Virus Dependency and Restriction Factors using Flow-Based Arrayed CRISPR Screening for Identification of Targets (FACS-IT) William M. McDougall, Manish Kandpal, Jill M. Perreira, and Abraham L. Brass
18. Zika Virus Targets Multiple Tissues and Cell Types During the First Trimester of Pregnancy Nabila Jabrane-Ferrat and Francisco Veas
19. Use of Primary Human Fetal Astrocytes and Tissue Explants as Ex Vivo Models to Study Zika Virus Infection of the Developing Brain Daniel Limonta, William Branton, Cheung Pang Wong, Leina Saito, Christopher Power, and Tom C. Hobman
20. Isolation of Monoclonal Antibodies from Zika Virus-Infected Patient Samples Qihui Wang and Jinghua Yan
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This volume discusses the latest protocols used by scientists to understand ZIKV and how to mitigate its presence. These studies will benefit in the detection, diagnosis, management, treatment, and prevention of this infection. The chapters in this book cover techniques in virus isolation, purification, and ways to titrate the virus; recent advancements made in the development of modified molecular techniques; and a discussion on Zika virus itself to help readers better understand this pathogen. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Cutting-edge and practical, Zika Virus: Methods and Protocols is a valuable resource for both novice and expert scientists interested in learning more about this important topic.