The First Outbreak of Autochthonous Zika Virus in Sabah, Malaysian 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, Rafidh Othman, Takashi Matsumoto, Hidekatsu Iha, Kamruddin Ahmed
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24679/1/The%20First%20Outbreak%20of%20Autochthonous%20Zika%20Virus%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysian%20Borneo.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24679/
• 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...