Autor(es): Mohamad Idris, Fauziah

Resumo: The emerging threat of Zika virus outbreak with associated neurological abnormalities needs to be assessed in perspective in terms of its ability to cause a pandemic. This article attempts to throw some light on the issue.

Palavras-Chave: Aedes; Arboviruses; Countermeasures; Pandemic; Zika virus; Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; Alphavirus infection; Arbovirus; Article; Chikungunya; Chikungunya virus; Dengue; Dengue virus; Epidemic; Guillain Barre syndrome; Human; Infection control; Infection risk; Microcephaly; Neurologic disease; Risk factor; Sexual transmission; Vector control; Virus transmission; Zika virus infection

Imprenta: Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, v. 23, n. 2, p. 70-72, 2016.

Descritores: Zika virus - Dengue ; Zika virus - Epidemic ; Zika virus - Epidemiology ; Zika virus - Microcephaly

Data de publicação: 2016