Abstract:Until now, three genotypes of Zika virus (ZIKV) have been detected (two African lineages and one Asian lineage). After the declaration of Public Health Emergency of International Concern issued by The Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization authors from some Latin American countries have identified the Asian genotype as the lineage responsible for the Zika epidemic in the western hemisphere. However, data from the Caribbean are sparse, and there is no published data regarding the gen… Show more
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