Open AccessZika fever: clinical, epidemiological, laboratory, and diagnostic aspects
Author(s) -
К. В. Жданов,
С. М. Захаренко,
А Н Коваленко,
A. Semenov,
С. С. Козлов,
A. Ya. Fisun
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
kliničeskaâ medicina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2412-1339
pISSN - 0023-2149
DOI - 10.18821/0023-2149-2017-95-2-112-117
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , zika virus , microcephaly , disease , identification (biology) , dengue fever , transmission (telecommunications) , epidemiological surveillance , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , virology , pathology , virus , biology , electrical engineering , engineering , botany
The authors overview data on the prevalence of Zika fever with reference to biological properties of the causative agent, epidemiological process, pathogenesis, and clinical symptoms of the disease. Special attention is given to the identification of the virus in pregnant women, microcephaly in the babies born by Zika-infected women, algorithm of laboratory diagnostics, and measures needed to prevent and control mosquitoes that spread viruses.