Outbreak of Zika Virus Infections, Dominica, 2016

Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Nov;23(11):1926-1927. doi: 10.3201/eid2311.171140.

Abstract

In February 2016, the World Health Organization declared the pandemic of Zika virus a public health emergency. On March 4, 2016, Dominica reported its first autochthonous Zika virus disease case; subsequently, 1,263 cases were reported. We describe the outbreak through November 2016, when the last known case was reported.

Keywords: Aedes; Brazil; Caribbean; Commonwealth of Dominica; Pan American Health Organization; Puerto Rico; ZIKV; Zika virus; aegypti; albopictus; autochthonous; flavivirus; microcephaly; mosquitoes; pandemic; sexual transmission; vector-borne infections; viruses.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Dominica / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Public Health*
  • Young Adult
  • Zika Virus / isolation & purification*
  • Zika Virus Infection / epidemiology*
  • Zika Virus Infection / virology