Measuring the global burden of chikungunya and Zika viruses: A systematic review.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Christopher J Puntasecca, Charles H King, Angelle Desiree LaBeaud
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Daly
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009055; https://doaj.org/article/785cfa9fca1640fb86491620dfdf3952

Throughout the last decade, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Zika virus (ZIKV) infections have spread globally, causing a spectrum of disease that ranges from self-limited febrile illness to permanent severe disability, congenital anomalies, and early death. Nevertheless, estimates of their aggregate h...