Zika virus pandemic: a human and public health crisis

Ribeiro, Guilherme S.; Kitron, Uriel

doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0036-2016

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“…The disease may leave longterm physiological effects on people, which affect their ability to earn a living. Zika virus in Brazil leaves a generation of children born with neurological disorders that may impose severe lifelong limitations (Ribeiro & Kitron, 2016). Tradeoff between the social costs of interventions and the cost of uncontrolled spread of the virus were involved in the decisions to mitigate influenza outbreaks in Ebola outbreak (Prieto & Das, 2016).…”

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The Pandemic and its Impacts

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Rutherford

Mao

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The Pandemic has a long history, but the term itself is yet to be defined by many medical texts. There have been a number of significant pandemics recorded in human history where pandemic related crises have caused enormous negative impacts on health, economies, and even national security globally. This article will explore the literature for the concept and history of pandemics, providing a summary of key features with consequent discussion on the negative impacts on health, economy, social and global security yielded by pandemics and disease outbreaks.

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The Pandemic and its Impacts

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Rutherford

Mao

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“…In Brazil, 1,708 cases were reported from January to November 2015 with the most pronounced increases in incidence being reported in Alagoas (516.7%), Bahia (196.1%), Rio Grande do Norte (108.7%), Piauí (108.3%), Espírito Santo (78.6%), and Rio de Janeiro (60.9%). Zika virus infection has not been laboratory-confirmed for an overwhelming majority of Latin American cases, and it must be remembered that many of these countries are experiencing simultaneous circulation of other arboviruses that can also cause GBS (1) (6) (43) (81) (82) .…”

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Zika virus: what do we know about the viral structure, mechanisms of transmission, and neurological outcomes?

Silva

Souza

2016

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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The Zika virus epidemic that started in Brazil in 2014 has spread to >30 countries and territories in Latin America, leading to a rapid rise in the incidence of microcephalic newborns and adults with neurological complications. At the beginning of the outbreak, little was known about Zika virus morphology, genome structure, modes of transmission, and its potential to cause neurological malformations and disorders. With the advancement of basic science, discoveries of the mechanisms of strain variability, viral transfer to the fetus, and neurovirulence were published. These will certainly lead to the development of strategies to block vertical viral transmission, neuronal invasion, and pathogenesis in the near future. This paper reviews the current literature on Zika virus infections, with the aim of gaining a holistic insight into their etiology and pathogenesis. We discuss Zika virus history and epidemiology in Brazil, viral structure and taxonomy, old and newly identified transmission modes, and neurological consequences of infection.

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“…The virus has continued to spread, and by the end of 2015, laboratory-confirmed autochthonous Zika virus cases have been identified in all 5 regions of Brazil; the Brazilian Ministry of Health estimated that 500,000−1.5 million persons were infected ( 4 ). Zika virus has since spread to other regions of the Americas and resulted in large epidemics ( 5 ).…”

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