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Outbreak of Zika Virus Infections, Dominica, 2016

In February 2016, the World Health Organization declared the pandemic of Zika virus a public health emergency. On March 4, 2016, Dominica reported its first autochthonous Zika virus disease case; subsequently, 1,263 cases were reported. We describe the outbreak through November 2016, when the last k...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ryan, Sadie J., Carlson, Colin J., Stewart-Ibarra, Anna M., Borbor-Cordova, Mercy J., Romero, Moory M., Cox, Shelly-Ann, Mahon, Roché, Trotman, Adrian, St. Ville, Sylvester, Ahmed, Shalauddin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5652428/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29048289
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2311.171140
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Sumario:In February 2016, the World Health Organization declared the pandemic of Zika virus a public health emergency. On March 4, 2016, Dominica reported its first autochthonous Zika virus disease case; subsequently, 1,263 cases were reported. We describe the outbreak through November 2016, when the last known case was reported.