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Zika: what we know and don't know

Since the initial reports of a link between Zika and microcephaly, researchers across the world began working toward understanding the virus. In a short amount of time, Zika has become a household name, prompting worldwide concern. The virus is spread rapidly by mosquito bites. We currently do not h...

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Autores principales: Diop, Doudou, Rambe, Dirga Sakti, Sanicas, Melvin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4992390/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27583097
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2016.24.33.9749
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spelling pubmed-49923902016-08-31 Zika: what we know and don't know Diop, Doudou Rambe, Dirga Sakti Sanicas, Melvin Pan Afr Med J Brief Since the initial reports of a link between Zika and microcephaly, researchers across the world began working toward understanding the virus. In a short amount of time, Zika has become a household name, prompting worldwide concern. The virus is spread rapidly by mosquito bites. We currently do not have a vaccine for Zika. But with the recent findings, vaccine companies are mobilizing their resources to expedite efforts to shave years off the typical decade-long process of vaccine development. The African Field Epidemiology Network 2016-05-09 /pmc/articles/PMC4992390/ /pubmed/27583097 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2016.24.33.9749 Text en © Doudou Diop et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ The Pan African Medical Journal - ISSN 1937-8688. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27583097
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