Zika Virus- A Global Health Emergency

  • Dr.Rabindran Chandran Consultant Neonatologist, Billroth Hospital, Chennai, India
  • Dr. D Sharad Gedam Professor of Pediatrics, L.N. Medical College, Bhopal, MP, India
Keywords: Zikavirus, Microcephaly, Arbovirus

Abstract

Zika Virus is emerging as global emergency. We are presenting here a brief epidemiological profile, brief clinical features and preventive aspects of Zika virus fever globally.

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Zika Virus- A Global Health Emergency
CITATION
DOI: 10.17511/ijmrr.2016.i01.025
Published: 2016-01-31
How to Cite
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Chandran R, Gedam DS. Zika Virus- A Global Health Emergency. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2016Jan.31 [cited 2024Nov.22];4(1):01-2. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/424
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