Consequences of the Zika Outbreak in Brazil

Rev Infirm. 2016 Jun-Jul:222:41-2. doi: 10.1016/j.revinf.2016.04.012.

Abstract

The Zika virus has been spreading in South America for almost a year. Sophie and Pierre are spending a month in Recife, Brazil, to help out at a local health organisation.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
  • Microcephaly / virology
  • Poverty Areas
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
  • Zika Virus Infection / epidemiology*
  • Zika Virus Infection / transmission*