dc.contributor.author | Garcia, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Yactayo, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Nishino, K | |
dc.contributor.author | et al. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-07T01:50:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-09-07T01:50:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-06 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12663/3068 | |
dc.description.abstract | The years 2015–2016 have marked an
important change in the epidemiology of
Zika virus (ZIKV). For the first time,
autochthonous transmission has been
reported from continental America and
the Caribbean. This has raised concern
among national and international health
authorities regarding its potential global
spread and public health impact in countries which are already burdened with
other similar vector-borne diseases such
as dengue and chikungunya. Of special
concern are recent reports of an increase
in detected cases of congenital malformations and neurological complications
spatio-temporally associated with ZIKV
infection. On 1 February 2016 the WHO
announced that the recent clusters of
microcephaly and other neurological
abnormalities reported in the Region of
the Americas region constitutes a Public
Health Emergency of International
Concern (PHEIC). In view of the temporal
association between neurological abnormalities and ZIKV infection, WHO has
issued interim case definitions (Box 1),
travel advice and recommendations for
the prevention of Zika infection. In addition, WHO has developed a strategic
framework for a global response ensuring
that public health research areas are being
prioritized and fast-tracked | en_US |
dc.language | English | en_US |
dc.subject | Zika Research Project | en_US |
dc.subject | Zika Virus | en_US |
dc.subject | Zika Virus Infection | en_US |
dc.title | Zika virus infection: global update on epidemiology and potentially associated clinical manifestations | en_US |
eihealth.country | Others | en_US |
eihealth.category | Epidemiology and epidemiological studies | en_US |
eihealth.type | Research protocol information | en_US |
eihealth.maincategory | Save Lives / Salvar Vidas | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Weekly Epidemiological Record | en_US |
dc.contributor.corporatename | World Health Organization | en_US |