1. Outbreak of Zika Virus Infections, Dominica, 2016.
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Ahmed, Shalauddin, Ryan, Sadie J., Carlson, Colin J., Stewart-Ibarra, Anna M., Romero, Moory M., Borbor-Cordova, Mercy J., Cox, Shelly-Ann, Mahon, Roché, Trotman, Adrian, Ville, Sylvester St., and St Ville, Sylvester
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ZIKA virus infections ,MEDICAL emergencies ,SEXUALLY transmitted diseases - 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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