Zika virus infection in Malaysia: an epidemiological, clinical and virological analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A major outbreak of the Zika virus (ZIKV) has been reported in Brazil in 2015. Since then, it spread further to other countries in the Americas and resulted in declaration of the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by World Health Organization. In 2016, Singapore reported its first minor ZIKV epidemic. Malaysia shares similar ecological environment as Brazil and Singapore which may also favor ZIKV transmission. However, no ZIKV outbreak has been reported in Malaysia to date. This study aimed to discuss all confirmed ZIKV cases captured under Malaysia ZIKV surveillance system after declaration of the PHEIC; and explore why Malaysia did not suffer a similar ZIKV outbreak as the other two countries.

Methods

This was an observational study reviewi

SUBMITTER: Woon YL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6375198 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature