Scientific and technological contributions of Latin America and Caribbean countries to the Zika virus outbreak

• Main Authors: Alice Machado-Silva (Author), Camila Guindalini (Author), Fernanda Lopes Fonseca (Author), Marcus Vinicius Pereira-Silva (Author), Bruna de Paula Fonseca (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The recent Zika virus (ZIKAV) epidemics disclosed a major public health threat and a scientific and technological (S&T) challenge. The lessons learned from the S&T response of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries are critical to inform further research and guid...