Zika virus: A call to action for physicians in the era of climate change

In February 2016, the World Health Organization declared the mosquito-borne Zika virus to be a “public health emergency of international concern” as the disease linked to thousands of birth defects in Brazil spreads rapidly. The distribution of the Aedes mosquitos has drastically increased over the...

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Main Authors: Y. Tony Yang, Sc.D., LL.M., M.P.H., Mona Sarfaty, M.D., M.P.H., FAAFP
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335516300997