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Zika virus infection
Derek R. MacFadden and Isaac I. Bogoch
CMAJ March 15, 2016 188 (5) 367; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.151486
Derek R. MacFadden
Division of Infectious Diseases (MacFadden, Bogoch), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (MacFadden), Harvard University, Boston, Mass.
MDIsaac I. Bogoch
Division of Infectious Diseases (MacFadden, Bogoch), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (MacFadden), Harvard University, Boston, Mass.
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Derek R. MacFadden, Isaac I. Bogoch
CMAJ Mar 2016, 188 (5) 367; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.151486
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- Zika virus is transmitted through mosquito bites and typically causes asymptomatic infection or mild symptoms in most people
- Zika virus has spread rapidly via bites from infected Aedes mosquitoes
- People travelling to affected areas should protect themselves from mosquito bites
- Treatment of Zika virus infection is supportive
- A potential link between Zika virus infection in pregnant women and congenital microcephaly in newborns is under investigation
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