2016.08.04

茲卡病毒源遠流長！

茲卡病毒目前已在50個國家流傳，今年5月中旬，就有七個國家或地區報告出現疑似茲卡病毒導致的小腦症及其他先天畸形病例。茲卡病毒會透過蚊子叮咬、輸血或與感染者發生性行為等方式傳播，也可能由孕婦傳給胎兒。 美國德州大學加耳維斯敦醫學分部的研究發現，儘管茲卡病毒已橫行全球近70年，不同病毒株的基因差異卻不大

SOURCES: ZIKA VIRUS VECTORS AND RESERVOIRS , BY SCOTT C. WEAVER, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH, FEBRUARY 26, 2016; “ZIKA VIRUS OUTSIDE AFRICA, ” BY EDWARD B. HAYES, IN EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES , VOL. 15, NO. 9; SEPTEMBER 2009; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

SOURCES: ZIKA VIRUS VECTORS AND RESERVOIRS , BY SCOTT C. WEAVER, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH, FEBRUARY 26, 2016; “ZIKA VIRUS OUTSIDE AFRICA, ” BY EDWARD B. HAYES, IN EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES , VOL. 15, NO. 9; SEPTEMBER 2009; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

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