Zika virus in Papua New Guinea: Retrospective testing 2014-2016
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#1BGY2)
Retrospective testing for Zika virus of samples taken from patients presenting with a febrile illness between July 2014 and March 2016 in Papua New Guinea reveal local transmission of the virus, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report. Six cases of Zika virus infection had been confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The details include: no Zika virus ["]
