Autor(es): Pennington, Hugh

Resumo: The article focuses on increment in cases related to Zika virus infection as international concern. Topics include association between Zika virus and Guillain-Barre syndrome that include microcephaly infection, detection of Zika virus by pathologist George Dick and epidemiologist Alexander Haddow by observing mosquitoes biting habits, identification of Aedes albopictus as transmission vector in laboratory experiments and eradication of Zika virus in Brazil by prevention of mosquitoes breeding.

Palavras-Chave: Zika virus infections, Microcephaly, Public health, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Mosquitoes as carriers of disease

Imprenta: London Review of Books, v. 38, n. 4, p. 19-20, 2016

Descritores: Zika virus - Microcephaly ; Zika virus - Public health ; Zika virus - Zika fever

Data de publicação: 2016

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