Temperature and development of Zika virus infection: an Indonesian case

Publication date: Available online 7 March 2017 Source:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine Author(s): Ramadhan Tosepu Distribution of Zika virus has spread throughout the world. WHO has announced that Zika virus disease is a global health problem. As a tropical country, Indonesia has the potential to spread Zika virus. This letter is to report that there was a single case of zika in Jambi province published by the Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology. This case was analyzed with the temperature in the scene, which is considered as an appropriate factor to development of Zika virus.
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine - Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research