Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Zika virus
Organism1
Zika virus
A flavivirus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. Zika virus was first identified in 1947 in the Zika Forest of Uganda. Virus spread slowly from Africa to Southeast Asia, then to French Polynesia with large outbreaks. Since 2015, there has been an explosive outbreak of cases of microcephaly and other congenital abnormalities seen in infants of women pregnant when infected. Zika virus and cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome following Zika virus infection throughout South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Zika Virus." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619585/all/Zika_virus.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Zika virus. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619585/all/Zika_virus. Accessed December 25, 2024.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Zika virus. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619585/all/Zika_virus
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Zika Virus [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2024 December 25]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/GDT/619585/all/Zika_virus.
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