Overview of Zika infection, epidemiology, transmission and control measures

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 declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on February 1, 2016. The virus is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes an...

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Main Authors: Ali A. Rabaan, Ali M. Bazzi, Shamsah H. Al-Ahmed, Mohamed H. Al-Ghaith, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034116300636