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. 2016 Sep 5;23(6):taw059.
doi: 10.1093/jtm/taw059. Print 2016 Jun.

Estimated global exportations of Zika virus infections via travellers from Brazil from 2014 to 2015

Mikkel B Quam  1 , Annelies Wilder-Smith  2
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Estimated global exportations of Zika virus infections via travellers from Brazil from 2014 to 2015

Mikkel B Quam et al. J Travel Med. .

Abstract

The ongoing Zika pandemic in Latin America illustrates a potential source for further globalized spread. Here, we assessed global travel-related Zika virus exportations from Brazil during the initial year of the epidemic. Similar to subsequent national notifications, we estimated 584-1786 exported Zika cases from Brazil occurred September 2014-August 2015.

Keywords: Brazil; Zika; air passengers; exportation; travel.

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