Zika virus spreads to new areas — Region of the Americas, May 2015–January 2016

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 55-58

  Hennessey, Morgan ^a   Fischer, Marc ^a   Staples, J Erin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; ZIKA FEVER;

AMERICAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 84959270982     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6503e1     Document Type: Article

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