The emergence of zika virus as a global health security threat: A review and a consensus statement of the INDUSEM Joint working Group (JWG)

The emergence of zika virus as a global health security threat: A review and a consensus statement of the INDUSEM Joint working Group (JWG)

The Zika virus (ZIKV), first discovered in 1947, has emerged as a global public health threat over the last decade, with the accelerated geographic spread of the virus noted during the last 5 years. The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that millions of cases of ZIKV are likely to occur in th...

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Main Authors: Veronica Sikka, Vijay Kumar Chattu, Raaj K Popli, Sagar C Galwankar, Dhanashree Kelkar, Stanley G Sawicki, Stanislaw P Stawicki, Thomas J Papadimos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Arbovirus
Flavivirus
Global health security
Public health emergency of international concern
Public health
Viral vector control
Zika virus
Online Access:http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2016;volume=8;issue=1;spage=3;epage=15;aulast=Sikka

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