Incidence of Zika virus disease by age and sex - Puerto Rico, November 1, 2015-October 20, 2016

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 65, Issue 44, 2016, Pages 1219-1223

  Lozier, Matthew ^a   Adams, Laura ^a   Febo, Mitchelle Flores ^a,b   Torres Aponte, Jomil ^b   Bello Pagan, Melissa ^b   Ryff, Kyle R ^b   Munoz Jordan, Jorge ^a   Garcia, Myriam ^c,d   Rivera, Aidsa ^a   Read, Jennifer S ^a   Waterman, Stephen H ^a   Sharp, Tyler M ^a   Rivera Garcia, Brenda ^b  

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

^b Office of Epidemiology   (United States)

^c Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response   (United States)

^d Dept of Community Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUERTO RICO; SEX RATIO; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PUERTO RICO; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT; ZIKA VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 84995503443     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6544a4     Document Type: Article

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