Imported Zika Virus in a European City: How to Prevent Local Transmission?

Imported Zika Virus in a European City: How to Prevent Local Transmission?

Background: On February 1st 2016 the WHO declared the Zika Virus (ZIKV) infection a worldwide public health emergency because of its rapid expansion and severe complications, such as Guillain-Barré Syndrome or microcephaly in newborn. The huge amount of people traveling to endemic areas and the pres...

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Main Authors: Joan-Pau Millet, Tomàs Montalvo, Ruben Bueno-Marí, Arancha Romero-Tamarit, Albert Prats-Uribe, Lidia Fernández, Esteve Camprubí, Lucía del Baño, Victor Peracho, Jordi Figuerola, Elena Sulleiro, Miguel J. Martínez, Joan A. Caylà, Zika Working Group in Barcelona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
arbovirus
epidemiology
global health
Guillain-Barré syndrome
microcephaly
public health
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01319/full

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