2024-03-02 19:06:00
The virus Zika was first identified in 2007 and caused a significant outbreak in Brazil in 2015. The Brazilian outbreak resulted in publications on the link between Zika and Guillain-Barré syndrome and Zika and birth defects.
Since then, the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) has issued Zika outbreak alerts every year. As of early 2024, several countries and territories in the Americas region have confirmed 965 locally transmitted cases of Zika. On February 29, 2024, PAHO/WHO reported that Brazil (867), Colombia (50), Bolivia (27), Peru (6), Costa Rica (6), and Puerto Rico (3) had reported cases of Zika virus this year.
“Most infections with this virus are asymptomatic or mild, which makes their detection by health systems very difficult,” María Van Kerkhove, head of the Emerging Diseases and Zoonoses Unit at the World Organization, said in September 2023. of Health (WHO). “As for complications of the disease, the WHO has also warned that pregnant women are particularly at risk, as Zika can lead to birth defects, such as microcephaly, as well as an increased likelihood of premature or premature births. spontaneous abortions.” Review Emerging infectious Disease recently published an article supporting the existence of ZIKV reinfection events.
PAHO/WHO recently stated that given the number of Zika cases reported in the first weeks of 2024, with an exponential increase in several countries, it reiterates that Member States should intensify efforts and actions to control the mosquito Temples of the Egyptiansthe main vector of transmission of the disease.
From a prevention perspective, no approved Zika vaccine is available in 2024.
Source : Precision Vaccinations
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