Zika virus fever. A necessary alert

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  • Miguel Angel Serra Valdes Hospital General Docente "Dr. Enrique Cabrera", La Habana, Cuba.

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Miguel Angel Serra Valdes, Hospital General Docente "Dr. Enrique Cabrera", La Habana, Cuba.

Servicio de Medicina Interna del Hospital General Docente Enrique Cabrera. Especialista de 2do. grado en Medicina Interna. Master en Enfermedades infecciosas. Profesor Auxiliar. Miembro del Consejo Científico. Miembro del CARE. Diplomado en MNT y en Educación Médica Superior.

References

1. Alerta Epidemiológica Infección por virus Zika - PAHO/WHO. Descargado 20 diciembre 2015. Disponible en: http://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&Itemid=&gid=30076&lang=es

2. Mysterious new disease posing 'emergent global threat for humans' is carried by mosquitoes. News. June 2015. Descarga 20 de diciembre 2015. Disponible en: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/mysterious-new-disease-posing-emergent-global-threat-for-humans-is-carried-by-mosquitoes-10312219.html

3. Zika virus: Health alerts in South America and Caribbean. The PAHO, part of the World Health Organisation, issued an alert for other member states to report similar increases. News. 19 November 2015. Descarga 20 de diembre 2015.Disponible en: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/health-alerts-in-south-america-and-caribbean-following-fears-spreading-zika-virus-may-cause-birth-a6740301.html

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5. Síndrome neurológico, anomalías congénitas e infeción por virrus Zika. Implicaciones para la salud pública en las Américas – Alerta epidemiológica. 1 diciembre del 2015. Consultado el 20 de diciembre 2015. Disponible en: http://www.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_topics&view=article&id=427&Itemid=41484&lang=es.

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Published

2016-01-20

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Serra Valdes MA. Zika virus fever. A necessary alert. Rev haban cienc méd [Internet]. 2016 Jan. 20 [cited 2025 Aug. 21];15(1):1-3. Available from: https://revhabanera.sld.cu/index.php/rhab/article/view/1129

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1: January-February 2016

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Editorial

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