Establishment and cryptic transmission of Zika virus in Brazil and the Americas
(2017)
Journal Article
Faria, N. R., Quick, J., Claro, I., Thézé, J., de Jesus, J. G., Giovanetti, M., Kraemer, M. U. G., Hill, S. C., Black, A., da Costa, A. C., Franco, L. C., Silva, S. P., Wu, C.-H., Raghwani, J., Cauchemez, S., du Plessis, L., Verotti, M. P., de Oliveira, W. K., Carmo, E. H., Coelho, G. E., …Pybus, O. G. (2017). Establishment and cryptic transmission of Zika virus in Brazil and the Americas. Nature, 546(7658), 406-410. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature22401
Transmission of Zika virus (ZIKV) in the Americas was first confirmed in May 2015 in northeast Brazil1. Brazil has had the highest number of reported ZIKV cases worldwide (more than 200,000 by 24 December 20162) and the most cases associated with mic... Read More about Establishment and cryptic transmission of Zika virus in Brazil and the Americas.