Overview of Zika infection, epidemiology, transmission and control measures
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Epidemiology, Driving Factors, Transmission and Control Options of Zika Virus: A Review
Now days, the threats of infectious diseases particularly that emerges and or re-emerges is increasing. The main sources of emerging and re-emerging diseases originated from both wild and domestic animals. From few years onwards, diseases such as HIV/AIDS, SARS, Rift Valley fever, Influenza, Ebola, and so like, become the risks of the world. This paper deals about the recently re-merged disease...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Infection and Public Health
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1876-0341
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2016.05.007