Zika virus transmission in Angola and the potential for further spread to other African settings
Author(s) -
Moritz U. G. Kraemer,
Oliver J. Brady,
Alexander Watts,
Matthew German,
Simon I Hay,
Kamran Khan,
Isaac I. Bogoch
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
transactions of the royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1878-3503
pISSN - 0035-9203
DOI - 10.1093/trstmh/try001
Subject(s) - zika virus , transmission (telecommunications) , geography , western hemisphere , air travel , socioeconomics , virus , virology , demography , biology , telecommunications , economic geography , sociology , computer science , aviation , aerospace engineering , engineering
Cases of Zika virus were recently detected in Luanda, Angola, a major travel hub in Africa. The risk of Zika virus transmission throughout the continent from Angola is evaluated.
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