Igiene e sanità pubblica
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Igiene e sanità pubblica · Mar 2016
Review[Zika virus: a public health overview on epidemiology, clinical practice and prevention].
Zika 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. ⋯ 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.