Background Zika is one of the most challenging emergent vector-borne diseases, yet its
future public health impact remains unclear. Zika was of little public health concern until …

We performed an arboviral survey in mosquitoes from four endemic Ecuadorian cities
(Huaquillas, Machala, Portovelo and Zaruma) during the epidemic period 2016–2018 …

Objective: In this study, we investigated the weekly reported spatio-temporal distribution and
topographic risk factors for Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in Northeastern Colombia. Methods …

The Zika virus was first identified in 1947 in the Zika Forest of Uganda. It was discovered in a
rhesus monkey that had been placed in a cage on a sentinel platform in the forest by the …

Objective. Evaluate spatially and temporally simultaneous presence of clusters of dengue
and Zika clinical cases and their relationship with expected dengue transmission risk …

Since the first Zika virus (ZIKV) infection was confirmed in Brazil in May 2015, several
hundred thousand cases have been reported across the Americas. This figure gives an …

Transmission of Zika virus (ZIKV) was first detected in Colombia in September 2015. As of
April 2016, Colombia had reported over 65,000 cases of Zika virus disease (ZVD). We …

The Zika outbreak serves as a reminder that global health and neglected tropical diseases
(NTDs) can affect local health. This issue brief argues that continued investments in global …

The World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and other global public health
agencies announced that Zika virus transmission was widespread in all of Central America …

Emerging epidemics are challenging to track. Only a subset of cases is recognized and
reported, as seen with the Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic where large proportions of infection …