Resumen
The Zika virus is an arbovirus belonging to the Flaviviridae family, which has been known since 1947. Only since 2013 it had been reported in some studies in Asian and African countries. So still many unknown aspects regarding their virulence and pathophysiology. Transmission routes are not clear, but has been described the vector-borne, vertical and sexual transmission. In Colombia, up to epidemiological week four of 2016, 25 645 cases of Zika had been reported, including 1 331 laboratory confirmed cases, with a higher number of cases reported in North Santander. We show a historical review and the virology aspects, pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, complications, prevention and management of the infection by Zika virus.
Título traducido de la contribución | Zika virus in America: Clinical and epidemiological behavior |
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Idioma original | Español |
Páginas (desde-hasta) | 56-63 |
Número de páginas | 8 |
Publicación | Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia |
Volumen | 38 |
N.º | 2 |
Estado | Publicada - 2018 |
Publicado de forma externa | Sí |
Nota bibliográfica
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Palabras clave
- Aedes spp
- Arbovirus
- Chikungunya virus
- Dengue
- Microcephaly
- Zika virus