Zika puzzle in Brazil: peculiar conditions of viral introduction and dissemination - A Review

Zika puzzle in Brazil: peculiar conditions of viral introduction and dissemination - A Review

This article discusses the peculiar conditions that favoured the unexpected introduction of Zika virus into the poorest northeastern region of Brazil in 2015, its speed of transmission to other Brazilian states, other Latin American countries and other regions, and the severity of related neurologic...

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Main Authors: Cristina Possas, Patricia Brasil, Mauro CA Marzochi, Amilcar Tanuri, Reinaldo M Martins, Ernesto TA Marques, Myrna C Bonaldo, Antonio GP Ferreira, Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira, Rita Maria R Nogueira, Patricia C Sequeira, Keyla BF Marzochi, Akira Homma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Zika
microcephaly
congenital Zika syndrome
neurological disorders
pathogenesis
epidemiology
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