Gottesfeld-Hohler Memorial Foundation Zika Virus Think Tank Summary

John C Hobbins1, Lawrence D Platt, Joshua A Copel

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado; the Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California; the Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Houston, Texas; Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Eastern Virginia School of Medicine, Norfolk, Virginia; Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; North Florida Women's Physicians, Gainesville, Florida; Maternal Fetal Medicine Department, Colsanitas Clinic, Columbia University Clinic, Bogota, Colombia; Maternal Fetal Medicine and Gynecology, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Professor Joaquim Amorim Neto Research Institute, Campina Grande, Brazil; Johns Hopkins University/Jhpiego and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Laurel, Maryland.

Summary

Zika virus infection in fetuses presents diverse neuroimaging findings, influenced by infection timing and host factors. Resource availability for diagnosis and intervention varies globally, highlighting needs for research and clinical collaboration.

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