Zika virus(ZIKV) came into the picture in the human race for last many decades, but
the World Health Organization announced it as a matter of public health emergency
of global concern in February 2016 [
[1]
]. It is transmitted by Aedes sp. mosquitoes, a well-established causative agent for cerebral defects like microcephaly
in newborn and neurotropic disorders like Guillain-Barré syndrome, meningoencephalitis,
and acute myelitis [
[2]
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Publication history
Published online: April 12, 2018
Accepted:
March 28,
2018
Received:
March 26,
2018
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