• Igiene e sanità pubblica · Mar 2016

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    [Zika virus: a public health overview on epidemiology, clinical practice and prevention].

    • Gian Loreto D'Alò, Marco Ciabattini, Laura Zaratti, and Elisabetta Franco.
    • Scuola di specializzazione in Igiene e Medicina Preventiva Università degli studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Italia.
    • Ig Sanita Pubbl. 2016 Mar 1; 72 (2): 161-80.

    AbstractZika virus is an arbovirus mainly transmitted by mosquitoes bites. During the last months, the attention of Public Health Institutions has been drawn by a significant increase of microcephaly cases in Brasil and analyses highlighted a connection between Zika virus infection in pregnant women and fetal microcephaly. Since 2015, many Zika virus outbreaks have been identified in South America and there is concern about the spread of the virus in areas where competent vectors are present. Nowadays, vaccination is not available and prevention is based on individual measures and on vectors control. This review of the most recent studies give an overview on the Zika problem.

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