Open AccessZika virus outbreak in Suriname, a report based on laboratory surveillance data
Author(s) -
John Codrington,
Jimmy Roosblad,
Amrish Baidjoe,
Natanael Holband,
Antoine Adde,
Mirdad Kazanji,
Claude Flamand
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
plos currents
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.282
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 2157-3999
DOI - 10.1371/currents.outbreaks.ff0f6190d5431c2a2e824255eaeaf339
Subject(s) - outbreak , zika virus , chikungunya , medicine , geography , environmental health , socioeconomics , demography , pediatrics , virology , virus , sociology
Since the identification of ZIKV in Brazil in May 2015, the virus has spread extensively throughout the Americas. Cases of ZIKV infection have been reported in Suriname since October 2, 2015.