title: Zika virus: A public health threat.
abstract: The resurgence of Zika virus as public health emergency of an international concern with increased incidence of microcephaly has drawn attention of scientific community for its detailed understanding with regard to virus evolution, epidemiology, geographical spread, pathogenesis, etc. The scope of the present review is to discuss the detailed updated information in respect of Zika virus evolution since its inception.
authors.affiliation: Virology Division, Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Shashi
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1761-4469
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Virology Division, Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Kundan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tandel
authors.affiliation: Virology Division, Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Paban K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Dash
authors.affiliation: Virology Division, Defence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Manmohan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parida
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008831:Microcephaly / Q000821:virology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D011634:Public Health; D000071244:Zika Virus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology
keywords: emergence; microcephaly; phylogeny; vector; zika virus