title: Zika Virus: Critical Information for Emergency Providers.
abstract: Zika virus is an arbovirus of the Flaviviridae family. It is primarily a minimally symptomatic mosquito-borne infection. However, with Zika's 2015 to 2016 introduction into the Western Hemisphere and its dramatic and rapid spread, it has become a public health concern, in large part due to congenital abnormalities associated with infection in pregnant women. In early 2016, the World Health Organization declared the microcephaly and other neurologic conditions associated with Zika virus infection a public health emergency of international concern. This article discusses the current epidemiologic and clinical understanding of Zika virus, focusing on critical information needed by emergency providers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine, 333 The City Boulevard West, Suite 640, Rt 128-01, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
authors.forename: Siri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shastry
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Disaster Medical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, 333 The City Boulevard West, Suite 640, Rt 128-01, Orange, CA 92868, USA; Public Health Program, Center for Disaster Medical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, 333 The City Boulevard West, Suite 640, Rt 128-01, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
authors.forename: Kristi L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Koenig
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 South Paca Street, Room 4S-127, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Department of Epidemiology and Public Heath, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 South Paca Street, Room 4S-127, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Electronic address: jhirshon@umaryland.edu.
authors.forename: Jon Mark
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hirshon
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D000071244:Zika Virus; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Aedes spp; Arbovirus; Flavivirus; Microcephaly; Mosquitos; Zika