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Is South Africa at risk for Zika virus disease?

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Petrus Jansen van Vuren, Jacqueline Weyer, Alan Kemp, Veerle Dermaux-Msimang, Kerrigan McCarthy, Lucille Blumberg, Janusz Paweska

Authors' affiliations

Petrus Jansen van Vuren, Centre for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Sandringham, Johannesburg, South Africa

Jacqueline Weyer, Centre for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Sandringham, Johannesburg, South Africa

Alan Kemp, Centre for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Sandringham, Johannesburg, South Africa

Veerle Dermaux-Msimang, Centre for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Sandringham, Johannesburg, South Africa

Kerrigan McCarthy, Division of Public Health Surveillance and Response, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Sandringham, Johannesburg, South Africa

Lucille Blumberg, Division of Public Health Surveillance and Response, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Sandringham, Johannesburg, South Africa

Janusz Paweska, Centre for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Sandringham, Johannesburg South Africa

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Keywords

Zika virus; Arbovirus; Dengue; Chikungunya

Cite this article

South African Medical Journal 2016;106(3):232-233. DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i3.10615

Article History

Date submitted: 2016-02-01
Date published: 2016-02-04

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