Congenital Zika Syndrome: Establishing obstetric and paediatric surveillance in the UK and ROI

摘要

Purpose: The recent Zika virus outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by WHO in February 2016. There is scientific consensus that Zika virus is a cause of microcephaly and other congenital anomalies. Cases of maternal-fetal transmission have been confirmed and congenital abnormalities associated with maternal Zika virus infection have been described. In 2015, 1.6 million UK residents travelled to South and Central America and the Caribbean, 28% of these were women of child bearing age.