application of the analytic hierarchy approach to the risk assessment of zika virus disease transmission in guangdong province, china. | an international spread of zika virus (zikv) infection has attracted global attention in 2015. the infection also affected guangdong province, which is located in southern china. multiple factors, including frequent communication with south america and southeast asia, suitable climate (sub-tropical) for the habitat of aedes species, may increase the risk of zikv disease transmission in this region. | 2017 | 28086897 |
epidemiologic investigation of a family cluster of imported zikv cases in guangdong, china: probable human-to-human transmission. | zika virus (zikv) is an emerging mosquito-borne flavivirus that can potentially threaten south china. a chinese family of four returning from venezuela to china was found to be positive for zikv when the youngest son's fever was first detected at an airport immigration inspection. they were isolated temporarily in a local hospital in enping city, guangdong province, where their clinical data were recorded and urine and saliva were collected to isolate zikv and to obtain viral sequences. all of t ... | 2016 | 27599469 |
returning ex-patriot chinese to guangdong, china, increase the risk for local transmission of zika virus. | fast expansion and linkage to microcephaly and guillain barre syndrome have made zika virus (zikv) track attention of global health authority concerns. the epidemiology, virological characteristics and genetic evolution of introduced zikv to guangdong, china, were investigated. | 2017 | 28712937 |