Why Zika virus infection has become a public health concern?

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 174-178

  Chen, Hui Lan ^a   Tang, Ren Bin ^b  

^a KEELUNG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Microcephaly; Transmission; Zika virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VACCINE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; BRAZIL; DENGUE; FLAVIVIRUS; FLAVIVIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MICROCEPHALY; MOSQUITO BITE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL DISEASE BY BODY FUNCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; TRAVEL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZIKA VIRUS; ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRANSMISSION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROCEPHALY; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 84962054126     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2016.03.001     Document Type: Review

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