Environmental and Social Change Drive the Explosive Emergence of Zika Virus in the Americas.

• Main Authors: Sofia Ali (Author), Olivia Gugliemini (Author), Serena Harber (Author), Alexandra Harrison (Author), Lauren Houle (Author), Javarcia Ivory (Author), Sierra Kersten (Author), Rebia Khan (Author), Jenny Kim (Author), Chris LeBoa (Author), Emery Nez-Whitfield (Author), Jamieson O'Marr (Author), Emma Rothenberg (Author), R Max Segnitz (Author), Stephanie Sila (Author), Anna Verwillow (Author), Miranda Vogt (Author), Adrienne Yang (Author), Erin A Mordecai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Since Zika virus (ZIKV) was detected in Brazil in 2015, it has spread explosively across the Americas and has been linked to increased incidence of microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). In one year, it has infected over 500,000 people (suspected and confirmed cases) in 40 countries and te...