Epidemiological and ecological determinants of Zika virus transmission in an urban setting

J Lourenço, M Maia de Lima, NR Faria, A Walker… - Elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
The Zika virus has emerged as a global public health concern. Its rapid geographic
expansion is attributed to the success of Aedes mosquito vectors, but local epidemiological …

Mapping the global geographic potential of Zika virus spread

AM Samy, SM Thomas, AAE Wahed… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
The Americas are presently experiencing the most serious known outbreak of Zika virus
(ZIKV). Here, we present a novel set of analyses using environmental characteristics, vector …

Projecting the end of the Zika virus epidemic in Latin America: a modelling analysis

KM O'Reilly, R Lowe, WJ Edmunds, P Mayaud… - BMC medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background Zika virus (ZIKV) emerged in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region in
2013, with serious implications for population health in the region. In 2016, the World Health …

Climate drives spatial variation in Zika epidemics in Latin America

M Harris, JM Caldwell… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Between 2015 and 2017, Zika virus spread rapidly through populations in the Americas with
no prior exposure to the disease. Although climate is a known determinant of many Aedes …

First outbreak of Zika virus in the continental United States: a modelling analysis

G Marini, G Guzzetta, R Rosà, S Merler - Eurosurveillance, 2017 - eurosurveillance.org
Since 2015, Zika virus (ZIKV) has spread throughout Latin and Central America. This
emerging infectious disease has been causing considerable public health concern because …

Environmental and social determinants of population vulnerability to Zika virus emergence at the local scale

EE Rees, T Petukhova, M Mascarenhas, Y Pelcat… - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Background Zika virus (ZIKV) spread rapidly in the Americas in 2015. Targeting effective
public health interventions for inhabitants of, and travellers to and from, affected countries …

High Zika virus seroprevalence in Salvador, northeastern Brazil limits the potential for further outbreaks

EM Netto, A Moreira-Soto, C Pedroso, C Höser, S Funk… - MBio, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
During 2015 to 2016, Brazil reported more Zika virus (ZIKV) cases than any other country,
yet population exposure remains unknown. Serological studies of ZIKV are hampered by …

Vector distribution and transmission risk of the Zika virus in South and Central America

S Cunze, J Kochmann, LK Koch, E Genthner, S Klimpel - PeerJ, 2019 - peerj.com
Background Zika is of great medical relevance due to its rapid geographical spread in 2015
and 2016 in South America and its serious implications, for example, certain birth defects …

Environmental and social change drive the explosive emergence of Zika virus in the Americas

S Ali, O Gugliemini, S Harber, A Harrison… - PLoS neglected …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Since Zika virus (ZIKV) was detected in Brazil in 2015, it has spread explosively across the
Americas and has been linked to increased incidence of microcephaly and Guillain-Barré …

Elevation as a proxy for mosquito-borne Zika virus transmission in the Americas

AG Watts, J Miniota, HA Joseph, OJ Brady… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Introduction When Zika virus (ZIKV) first began its spread from Brazil to other parts of the
Americas, national-level travel notices were issued, carrying with them significant economic …