articleNew England Journal of MedicineJan 13, 2016BRONZE OA

Zika Virus in the Americas — Yet Another Arbovirus Threat

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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Abstract

The explosive pandemic of Zika virus infection in South and Central America is the most recent of four unexpected arrivals of important arthropod-borne viral diseases in the Western Hemisphere over the past 20 years. Is this an important new disease-emergence pattern?

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Keywords
  • Arbovirus
  • Zika virus
  • Virology
  • Medicine
  • Arbovirus Infections
  • Virus
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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