Zika virus: Epidemiology, current phobia and preparedness for upcoming mass gatherings, with examples from world olympics and pilgrimage

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Ibrahim, Nahla Khamis ^a,b  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Emerging diseases; Epidemiology; Mass gathering; Phobia; Preparedness; Surveillance; Vaccine trials; Zika

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; ZIKA VIRUS VACCINE;

AEDES; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPIDEMIC; FEVER; FLAVIVIRUS; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; MICROCEPHALY; PAIN; PHOBIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; TRAVEL; UGANDA; VECTOR CONTROL; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZIKA FEVER; ZIKA VIRUS;

EID: 84978517783     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.324.10038     Document Type: Review

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