The First Outbreak of Autochthonous Zika Virus in Sabah, Malaysia Borneo.

• Main Authors: Jiloris Julian Frederick Dony, Mohd Yusof Ibrahim, Mohammad Saffree Jeffree, Takaaki Yahiro, Norsyahida Md Taib, Arthur Dominic, Joel Jaimin, Nelbon Giloi, Zainal Arifin Mustapha, Tock, Hing Chua, Rafidah Othman, Takashi Matsumoto, Hidekatsu Iha, Kamruddin Ahmed, Julian Freserick Dony J, Ibrahim MY, Jeffree MS, Yahiro T., Md Taib N., Dominic A., Jaimin J, Giloi N, Mustapha ZA, Chua TH, Othman R, Matsumoto, Tadao, Iha H, Ahmed K
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: QR Microbiology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24074/1/The%20First%20Outbreak%20of%20Autochthonous%20Zika%20Virus%20in%20Sabah%20Malaysian%20Borneo.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24074/; http://doi: 10.1371/currents.outbreaks.73b5c7d110f3bec90d75b2bb4dc9d23c
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Background: Zika virus (ZIKV) infection is a public health concern. The first ZIKV outside Africa was detected in mosquito in Malaysia. More than six decades ago, serological surveys indicated the presence of human infection with ZIKV in the Malaysian Borneo state of Sabah. It has also been demonstr...