After the epidemic: Zika virus projections for Latin America and the Caribbean.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Felipe J Colón-González, Carlos A Peres, Christine Steiner São Bernardo, Paul R Hunter, Iain R Lake
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Barré
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006007; https://doaj.org/article/cdc99002b7c64de9aaf8fc8aba895ab1

Zika is one of the most challenging emergent vector-borne diseases, yet its future public health impact remains unclear. Zika was of little public health concern until recent reports of its association with congenital syndromes. By 3 August 2017 ∼217,000 Zika cases and ∼3,400 cases of associated con...