Autor(es): Heymann David L,Liu Joanne,Lillywhite Louis

Resumo: When the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the recently reported clusters of microcephaly and other neurologic disorders represent a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), she called for increased research into their cause, including the question of whether the Zika virus is the source of the problem.(1) The declaration provides an opportunity to step up the pace of research in order to find the answer to some important questions more quickly. It could not only facilitate the accumulation of knowledge about the relationship between the Zika virus and microcephaly, but also accelerate the study of . . .

Imprenta: The New England Journal of Medicine, p. 1-2, 2016

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

Data de publicação: 2016

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