Higher incidence of Zika in adult women than adult men in Rio de Janeiro suggests a significant contribution of sexual transmission from men to women

Higher incidence of Zika in adult women than adult men in Rio de Janeiro suggests a significant contribution of sexual transmission from men to women

Objectives: The recent emergence of Zika in Brazil and its association with an increased rate of congenital malformations has raised concerns over its impact on the birth rate in the country. Using data on the incidence of Zika in 2015–2016 and dengue in 2013 and 2015–2016 for the city of Rio de Jan...

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Hauptverfasser: Flavio Codeço Coelho, Betina Durovni, Valeria Saraceni, Cristina Lemos, Claudia Torres Codeco, Sabrina Camargo, Luiz Max de Carvalho, Leonardo Bastos, Denise Arduini, Daniel A.M. Villela, Margaret Armstrong
Format: Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Schriftenreihe:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Schlagworte:
Zika
Sexual transmission
Dengue
Age-adjusted incidence
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