Rapid Spread of Zika Virus in The Americas - Implications for Public Health Preparedness for Mass Gatherings at the 2016 Brazil Olympic Games

Rapid Spread of Zika Virus in The Americas - Implications for Public Health Preparedness for Mass Gatherings at the 2016 Brazil Olympic Games

Mass gatherings at major international sporting events put millions of international travelers and local host-country residents at risk of acquiring infectious diseases, including locally endemic infectious diseases. The mosquito-borne Zika virus (ZIKV) has recently aroused global attention due to i...

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Main Authors: Eskild Petersen, Mary E. Wilson, Sok Touch, Brian McCloskey, Peter Mwaba, Matthew Bates, Osman Dar, Frank Mattes, Mike Kidd, Giuseppe Ippolito, Esam I. Azhar, Alimuddin Zumla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-03-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Arboviruses
Mass Gatherings
Sporting events
Olympics
Zika virus
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971216000217

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