2016: the year Zika evolved from an emergency into a long-term public health challenge

By the end of the year, 48 countries and territories of the Americas had reported more than half a million suspected cases of Zika, with 22 reporting some 2,500 cases of congenital syndrome associated with the virus. Washington, DC, December 29, 2016 (PAHO/WHO) – In 2016, Zika virus spread rapidly throughout the Americas after its …