1. Zika Virus Disease: A Simple Model Approach to Rapid Impact Assessment
- Author
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Robert W. Malone, Pabayo R, Julie Smith Gagen, and James M. Wilson
- Subjects
Zika virus disease ,medicine.medical_specialty ,biology ,Impact assessment ,Public health ,Declaration ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Zika virus ,Autochthonous Transmission ,Geography ,Environmental protection ,Environmental health ,medicine ,Risk assessment - Abstract
There has been substantial media attention regarding Zika infection as a threat to pregnancy, prompted by WHOs declaration of a Public Health Event of International Concern (PHEIC). Here we present a simple risk assessment model for two states within the continental United States at-risk for autochthonous transmission of Zika virus, Texas and Florida. Our simple impact assessment model is partially validating at this early interval in the crisis.
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- 2016