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The Zika virus epidemic also revealed structural problems of the health system, in particular in public health services and basic sanitation in Brazil. [91] The above average warm temperatures of 2015–2016 caused by a strong El Nino created an environment conducive to the spread of the Zika Virus in Brazil[2010]. The 2015 -16 El Nino ...
2015–16 Zika virus epidemic: 2015–2016 Worldwide Zika virus: 53 [287] 2016 Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo yellow fever outbreak: 2016 Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo: Yellow fever: 498 (377 in Angola, 121 in Congo) [288] 2016–2022 Yemen cholera outbreak: 2016–2023 Yemen: Cholera: 4,004 (as of June 11, 2023) [289]
Spread of the Zika virus [1] [2] [3]. This article primarily covers the chronology of the 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic.Flag icons denote the first announcements of confirmed cases by the respective nation-states, their first deaths (and other events such as their first reported cases of microcephaly and major public health announcements), and relevant sessions and announcements of the World ...
The number of confirmed and suspected cases of microcephaly in Brazil associated with the Zika virus has risen to 4,863 from 4,690 a week earlier. Brazil says microcephaly cases linked to Zika ...
It's called Zika virus, and it's moving across much of Brazil and north into Central America, carried by mosquitoes that carry other viruses. This virus you never heard of may be causing birth ...
Printable version; Page information ... Map produced by the US Centers for Disease Control of active Zika Virus transmission as of April ... data size. 238,062 byte ...
Zika fever (also known as Zika virus disease) is an illness caused by Zika virus. [80] Around 80% of cases are estimated to be asymptomatic, though the accuracy of this figure is hindered by the wide variance in data quality, and figures from different outbreaks can vary significantly. [ 81 ]
A Zika virus infection might be suspected if symptoms are present and an individual has traveled to an area with known Zika virus transmission. [29] Zika virus can only be confirmed by a laboratory test of body fluids, such as urine or saliva, or by blood test. [29]