Sandbox:Zika virus infection epidemiology and demographics
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nate Michalak, B.A.
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Developing Countries
- Before 2007, Zika virus infection outbreak reports were limited to Tropical Africa and Southeast Asia. However, an outbreak on Yap Island in the Federated States of Micronesia in 2007 was the first of several cases reported on Pacific islands and archipelagos outside of Africa and Asia.[1]
- Zika virus infection outbreaks have been reported in South America, specifically Brazil and Columbia, since 2015.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Zika Virus Infection Factsheet for Health Professionals". European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. November 11, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.