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The Zika Authorization Plan Act of 2016 (H.R. 4562) was a bill introduced in the second session of the United States 114th Congress by Representative Curt Clawson (R-FL) on February 12, 2016. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The bill was prompted by the Zika virus health scare and was aimed at reducing the spread of the virus.
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 ...
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 ]
Influenza A virus subtype H1N1: 2,035 [284] [285] [286] 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 ...
The first-affected area in the continental United States, the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami, was declared Zika-free in September, 2016. [131] After the virus stopped circulating in South Beach, all of Florida was declared Zika-free in December, 2016. [132] One case of local transmission was reported in Texas up until September, 2017. [133]
Zika fever, also known as Zika virus disease or simply Zika, is an infectious disease caused by the Zika virus. [1] Most cases have no symptoms, but when present they are usually mild and can resemble dengue fever .
Viral haemorrhagic fever, including Lassa fever, Marburg virus, and Ebola virus: Viral hemorrhagic fever: Viral hemorrhagic fever, including Arenavirus (new world), Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Dengue hemorraghic fever, Ebola virus, Lassa virus, Marburg virus: Flavivirus infection (unspecified), including Zika virus: Zika virus infection
A public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC / f eɪ k / FAYK) is a formal declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) of "an extraordinary event which is determined to constitute a public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease and to potentially require a coordinated international response", formulated when a situation arises that is ...