Rapid spread of emerging Zika virus in the Pacific area
D Musso, EJ Nilles… - Clinical …, 2014 - clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection …
Subsequently, sporadic human infections were reported in Africa and Asia. In 2007, the first
large documented ZIKV outbreak was reported from Yap State, Federated States of
Micronesia [2]. No further transmission was identified in the Pacific until October 2013, when
French Polynesia (FP) reported the first cases; a subsequent explosive outbreak resulted in
an estimated 28 000 cases seeking medical care (approximately 11% of the population)[3,
4].
large documented ZIKV outbreak was reported from Yap State, Federated States of
Micronesia [2]. No further transmission was identified in the Pacific until October 2013, when
French Polynesia (FP) reported the first cases; a subsequent explosive outbreak resulted in
an estimated 28 000 cases seeking medical care (approximately 11% of the population)[3,
4].