Zika Fever: The Current State of the Issue

This article provides the basic information on the current epidemiological situation on Zika fever across the world, the data on ZIKV global distribution, its main transmission routes, peculiarities of infection manifestations, and major approaches in the laboratory diagnostics. Taking into account...

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Published in:Проблемы особо опасных инфекций
Main Authors: A. Yu. Popova, E. B. Ezhlova, Yu. V. Demina, A. V. Toporkov, D. V. Viktorov, V. P. Smelyansky, K. V. Zhukov, N. V. Boroday, I. M. Shpak, A. N. Kulichenko, V. N. Mikheev, V. V. Maleev, A. G. Shipulin
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Federal Government Health Institution, Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute “Microbe” 2016-03-01
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Online Access:https://journal.microbe.ru/jour/article/view/278
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Summary:This article provides the basic information on the current epidemiological situation on Zika fever across the world, the data on ZIKV global distribution, its main transmission routes, peculiarities of infection manifestations, and major approaches in the laboratory diagnostics. Taking into account the significant complication of the epidemiological situation on Zika fever in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean, as well as the tendency towards the expansion of the areals of ZIKV effective vectors, identified are the key priority tasks to minimize epidemiological risks of Zika fever in the Russian Federation.
ISSN:0370-1069
2658-719X