Autor(es)Currie, Janet

ResumoThe article discusses the creation of Center for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response within the World Health Organization (WHO) which help the international community to prepare for and respond to a global epidemic, citing the Ebola virus. It mentions the declaration of Zika virus as a public health emergency which is a disease caused by a virus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes.

Palavras-ChavePublic health - International cooperation, Emergency management, Pandemics, Prevention, Ebola virus disease - Transmission, Zika Virus Epidemic

ImprentaScience, v. 351, n. 6275, p. 815-816, 2016

DescritoresZika virus - Epidemic ; Zika virus - Public health

Data de Publicação:2016