Zika Virus: Learning from the Past as We Prepare for the Future

The current pandemic from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a sobering reminder that our society is always under a threat of new infectious agents and diseases.1 One of the more recent epidemics that had particular relevance to pediatrics was the 2015-2016 epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV), centered in the Americas. ZIKV, a mosquito-borne flavivirus, had been known since 1947,2 but attracted relatively little attention because the virus was thought to cause only mild febrile illness (Zika fever) in humans.
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research