The French experience of the threat posed by Zika virus

Lancet. 2016 Jul 2;388(10039):9-11. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30509-8.

Authors

Clément Lazarus¹, Marie Guichard², Jean-Marc Philippe¹, Thierry Paux³, Benoit Vallet⁴

Affiliations

¹ Public Health Emergency Operations Center, General Directorate for Health, 75007 Paris, France; Ministry of Health, General Directorate for Health, 75007 Paris, France.
² Ministry of Health, General Directorate for Health, 75007 Paris, France; Public Health Emergency Operations Center, General Directorate for Health, 75007 Paris, France.
³ Monitoring and Health Safety Departement, General Directorate for Health, 75007 Paris, France; Ministry of Health, General Directorate for Health, 75007 Paris, France.
⁴ Ministry of Health, General Directorate for Health, 75007 Paris, France. Electronic address: benoit.vallet@sante.gouv.fr.

PMID: 27397775
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30509-8

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MeSH terms

Animals
Disease Outbreaks*
Female
France
French Guiana / epidemiology
Guadeloupe / epidemiology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome / epidemiology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome / prevention & control
Guillain-Barre Syndrome / virology
Humans
Insect Vectors
Martinique / epidemiology
Microcephaly / epidemiology*
Microcephaly / prevention & control
Microcephaly / virology
Mosquito Control / methods
Polynesia / epidemiology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology*
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / prevention & control
Public Health
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / epidemiology*
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / prevention & control
Zika Virus
Zika Virus Infection / epidemiology*
Zika Virus Infection / prevention & control