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Bookmark or Share- Timeline - Emergence of the Zika virus in the Americas- 15 September 2016: The Lancet published the study titled "Association between Zika virus infection and microcephaly in Brazil, January to May, 2016: preliminary report of a case-control study." This preliminary analysis showed a strong association between microcephaly and laboratory confirmation of Zika virus infection.
- 158th SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEnumber of cases of GBS and microcephaly in newborns, led to the convening, on 1 February 2016, of the IHR Emergency Committee on Zika Virus and Observed Increase in Neurological Disorders and Neonatal Malformations (Zika IHR EC). Upon its advice, the Director-General determined the event to be a PHEIC.
- Zika: A silent virus requiring enhanced surveillance and controlWith regard to complications from the disease, WHO also warned that pregnant women are particularly susceptible to its effects, since it can lead to congenital malformations, such as microcephaly, as well as an increased likelihood of preterm births or spontaneous abortions. Situation in the Americas and control measures
- Zika - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health OrganizationZika fever is an infectious disease caused by the Zika virus (ZIKV) and transmitted through the bite of Aedes mosquitoes infected with ZIKV. The disease is mainly characterized by a rash (mainly maculopapular and cephalocaudal distribution), pruritus, non-purulent conjunctivitis, arthralgia, myalgia, periarticular edema, and fever.
- Zika: the unknown epidemic and PAHO’s swift responseIn 2015 and 2016, the word Zika evoked fear in pregnant women living or traveling to tropical areas of the Americas. In countries where the mosquito-borne disease spread, babies of some infected mothers were being born with microcephaly, marked by abnormally small heads, brain damage and a future of developmental problems.
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