Rapid Spread of Zika Virus in The Americas - Implications for Public Health Preparedness for Mass Gatherings at the 2016 Brazil Olympic Games

• Published in: International journal of infectious diseases Vol. 44; no. C; pp. 11 - 15
• Main Authors: Petersen, Eskild, Wilson, Mary E., Touch, Sok, McCloskey, Brian, Mwaba, Peter, Bates, Matthew, Dar, Osman, Mattes, Frank, Kidd, Mike, Ippolito, Giuseppe, Azhar, Esam I., Zumla, Alimuddin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2016; Elsevier
• Subjects: Arboviruses; Brazil; Brazil - epidemiology; Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control; Humans; Infant; Infectious Disease; Mass Gatherings; Microcephaly - epidemiology; Microcephaly - virology; Olympics; Public Health; Pulmonary/Respiratory; Sporting events; Sports; World Health Organization; Zika Virus; Zika Virus Infection - complications; Zika Virus Infection - epidemiology; Brazil; Arboviruses; Zika virus; Sporting events; Olympics; Mass Gatherings

•We discuss the global spread of the Zika virus (ZIKV) since its first discovery in 1947 in Uganda to the current outbreak in the Americas which has been declared a ‘Global emergency’ by the World Health Organization.•We highlight that ZIKV and other arboviruses may pose a threat to the attendees of...