Zika virus outside Africa
Autor(es): Hayes, Edward B.
Resumo: Zika virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus related to yellow fever, dengue, West Nile, and Japanese encephalitis viruses. In 2007 ZIKV caused an outbreak of relatively mild disease characterized by rash, arthralgia, and conjunctivitis on Yap Island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. This was the first time that ZIKV was detected outside of Africa and Asia. The history, transmission dynamics, virology, and clinical manifestations of ZIKV disease are discussed, along with the possibility for diagnostic confusion between ZIKV illness and dengue. The emergence of ZIKV outside of its previously known geographic range should prompt awareness of the potential for ZIKV to spread to other Pacific islands and the Americas.
Palavras-Chave: Yellow-fever; Serological survey; Arboviruses; Infections; Antibodies; Humans
Imprenta: Emerging Infectious Diseases, v. 15, n. 9, p. 1347-1350, 2009
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.3201/eid1509.090442
Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Infectious diseases ; Aedes aegypti - Dengue ; Aedes aegypti - Epidemiology ; Aedes aegypti - Public health ; Aedes aegypti - Zika fever
Data de publicação: 2009
