Author | Possas, Cristina | |
Access date | 2016-08-03T12:21:47Z | |
Available date | 2016-08-03T12:21:47Z | |
Document date | 2016 | |
Citation | POSSAS, Cristina. Zika: what we do and do not know based on the experiences of Brazil. Epidemiology and Health, v. 38, p.1-7, 2016. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 2092-7193 | pt_BR |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/15189 | |
Description | This article consolidates the main topics of the lectures on the subject given by the author to the Takemi Program in International Health Seminar, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA, on February 25, 2016 and to the 21th Academia for Global Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine and
the JW Lee Center for Global Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, April 4, 2016. We thank the organizers and the audience of both events for the insights that have significantly contributed
for this paper. The author has no conflicts of interest to declare for this study. | pt_BR |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST) and the Korean Society of Epidemiology | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Title | Zika: what we do and do not know based on the experiences of Brazil | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
DOI | 10.4178/epih.e2016023 | |
Abstract | Zika virus, which was first discovered in 1947, has become a global threat to human health as it is rapidly spreading through Latin America, the Caribbean, the US and Asia, after causing a large outbreak in the northeast part of Brazil in 2015. There is ample evidence to support that Zika virus is associated with neurological complications such as microcephaly. The review aims to provide an overview on the complex issues involved in the emergence of Zika virus's neurological disorders and to discuss possible explanations of Zika virus introduction and dissemination in Brazil. We also suggest a way to adequately respond to the Zika virus emergence. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Tecnologia em Imunobiológicos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Subject | Zika virus | pt_BR |
Subject | Microcephaly | pt_BR |
Subject | Guillain-Barré syndrome | pt_BR |
Subject | Epidemiology | pt_BR |
Subject | Immunity | pt_BR |
Subject | Pathogenesis | pt_BR |
e-ISSN | 2092-7193 | |