[HTML][HTML] Overview of Zika infection, epidemiology, transmission and control measures

AA Rabaan, AM Bazzi, SH Al-Ahmed… - Journal of Infection and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The current Zika virus outbreak in the Americas and the proposed link to increases in
microcephaly and neurological disorders have prompted the World Health Organization to …

Zika virus: medical countermeasure development challenges

RW Malone, J Homan, MV Callahan… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Reports of high rates of primary microcephaly and Guillain–Barré syndrome
associated with Zika virus infection in French Polynesia and Brazil have raised concerns that …

[HTML][HTML] Zika virus, vectors, reservoirs, amplifying hosts, and their potential to spread worldwide: what we know and what we should investigate urgently

R Vorou - International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives The widespread epidemic of Zika virus infection in South and Central America
and the Caribbean in 2015, along with the increased incidence of microcephaly in fetuses …

Zika virus outbreak in Brazil

J Heukelbach, CH Alencar, AA Kelvin… - The Journal of Infection …, 2016 - jidc.org
Zika virus (ZIKV) infection is spreading rapidly within the Americas after originating from an
outbreak in Brazil. We describe the current ZIKV infection epidemic in Brazil and the …

Zika virus outbreaks: a narrative review

H Seshadri, H Jindal, H Madan, A Verma… - Current Tropical …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review aims to comprehensively analyse recent Zika
outbreaks and their implications on public health. It discusses the evolving dynamics of the …

[HTML][HTML] Zika virus: a new global threat for 2016

R Cadu, T Harish - health, 2015 - thelancet.com
Concerns about the threat posed to global health security by Zika virus are escalating, with
new outbreaks reported in Central and South America. Locally transmitted (autochthonous) …

[HTML][HTML] Zika virus—10 public health achievements in 2016 and future priorities

NL Oussayef - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2017 - cdc.gov
The introduction of Zika virus into the Region of the Americas and the subsequent increase
in cases of congenital microcephaly resulted in activation of CDC's Emergency Operations …

Why Zika virus infection has become a public health concern?

HL Chen, RB Tang - Journal of the Chinese Medical Association, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Prior to 2015, Zika Virus (ZIKV) outbreaks had occurred in areas of Africa,
Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands. Although a causal relationship between Zika …

The emerging Zika virus epidemic in the Americas: research priorities

HM Lazear, EM Stringer, AM de Silva - Jama, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
On February 1, 2016, the World Health Organization declared a “public health emergency of
international concern” regarding neurological disorders associated with the rapid …

Zika virus in the Americas: a review for clinicians

P Sampathkumar, JL Sanchez - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2016 - Elsevier
Zika virus has recently emerged as a new public health threat. An arthropod-borne virus
named after the Zika forest in Uganda, it was first discovered in 1947. The virus caused only …