From Brazil to Singapore: Containing Zika in Southeast Asia

• Main Author: Loyzaga, Celina Yulo
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Southeast Asia and ASEAN; Country and Region Studies; Global; Non-Traditional Security
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80566; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40703
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

On 13 May 2016, Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Environmental Agency (NEA) reported Singapore’s first imported case of the Zika virus. Although the case of patient zero is likely to be a one-off instance, Singaporeans and ASEAN nations alike should be concerned about the implic...