title: Zika fever.
abstract: Zika fever is an arboviral systemic disease that has recently become a public health challenge of global concern after its spread through the Americas. This review highlights the current understanding on Zika virus epidemiology, its routes of transmission, clinical manifestations, diagnostic tests, and the current management, prevention and control strategies. It also delves the association between Zika infection and complications, such as microencephaly or Guillem-Barré syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, PROSICS Barcelona, Spain; IS Global and the Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB), Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: pmartinezdesalazar@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martínez de Salazar
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Maternal fetal Medicine Unit, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Spain.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suy
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, PROSICS Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Adrián
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Montalvá
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Maternal fetal Medicine Unit, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Spain.
authors.forename: Carlota
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodó
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, PROSICS Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Salvador
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, PROSICS Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Israel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Molina
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health; D000071244:Zika Virus; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: Flavivirus; Microcefalia; Microencephaly; Virus Zika; Zika virus