Zika Fever: The Current State of the Issue

Abstract

This article provides the basic information on the current epidemiological situation on Zika fever across the world, the data on ZIKV global distribution, its main transmission routes, peculiarities of infection manifestations, and major approaches in the laboratory diagnostics. Taking into account the significant complication of the epidemiological situation on Zika fever in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean, as well as the tendency towards the expansion of the areals of ZIKV effective vectors, identified are the key priority tasks to minimize epidemiological risks of Zika fever in the Russian Federation.

Keywords

• лихорадка зика
• zikv
• эпидемиологическая ситуация
• переносчики
• клинические проявления
• эпидемиологические риски
• zika fever
• epidemiological situation
• vectors
• clinical manifestations
• epidemiological risks