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ABSTRACT Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that is the cause of a current epidemic and public health emergency. Zika virus previously occurred only sporadically in Asia and Africa, but has spread rapidly throughout the Americas following the first outbreak in Brazil in 2015. Although most Zika virus infections result in subclinical or influenza- like illness, severe Guillain- Barre syndrome has been reported in adults, and microephaly has beed reported in inflants born to infected mothers.Since there is currently no vaccine or effective treatment for Zika virus, public health interventions have focused primarily on preventing pregnancy in women. Although our understanding of this disease is increasing, concerns about its pathophysiology, genetic diversity, vectors, and reservoirs remain unresolved. It is associated with neurological diseases. Vector control appears to be the most effective strategy currently available to prevent the spread of ZIK.
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