The potential economic burden of Zika in the continental United States.

• Main Authors: Bruce Y Lee (Author), Jorge A Alfaro-Murillo (Author), Alyssa S Parpia (Author), Lindsey Asti (Author), Patrick T Wedlock (Author), Peter J Hotez (Author), Alison P Galvani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:As the Zika virus epidemic continues to spread internationally, countries such as the United States must determine how much to invest in prevention, control, and response. Fundamental to these decisions is quantifying the potential economic burden of Zika under different scenarios. METHOD...