Zika Virus Infection Risk of Spreading in Europe

This book describes the demographic and clinical patterns of Zika infection and evaluates the risk of it spreading to Europe. It reflects the hands-on experience of the author, who as a physician, was faced with the first-ever cases reported in Europe. Pr

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Marta Díaz-Menéndez Clara Crespillo-Andújar

Zika Virus Infection Risk of Spreading in Europe 123

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Marta Díaz-Menéndez Clara Crespillo-Andújar •

Zika Virus Infection Risk of Spreading in Europe

123

Marta Díaz-Menéndez Tropical Medicine Department Hospital Universitario La Paz-Carlos III Madrid Spain

ISSN 2194-2773 SpringerBriefs in Immunology ISBN 978-3-319-59405-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-59406-4

Clara Crespillo-Andújar Tropical Medicine Department Hospital Universitario La Paz-Carlos III Madrid Spain

ISSN 2194-2781

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ISBN 978-3-319-59406-4

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Acknowledgements

We would like to acknowledge Hani Jaber Ávila for graphic assistance and María Ramirez Gutierrez for style assessment. The authors also acknowledge the support provided by Red de Investigación Cooperativa de Enfermedades Tropicales (RICET; RD16/0027/0002).

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The Epidemiology . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 Historical Outbreaks . . . . . 2.2 Current Outbreak . . . . . . . References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The Virus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 ZIKV Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 ZIKV Morphology . . . . . .