Risk Factors of Zika Virus Spreading in Europe
The review provides information on the current epidemiological situation on Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in the world, and analyzes information on the potential risk of spreading this disease in Europe. Since the ZIKV epidemic in the Americas peaked in the early spring of 2016, sporadic ZIKV outbreaks with mild febrile illness has been reported historically in Africa and Southeast Asia. Enhanced of ZIKV circulation to new areas of the Pacific, North and South America and the Caribbean during the period for 2013-2016 has become a serious public health problem, mainly due to congenital Zika syndrome in infants. During 2017-2018 virus circulation in these regions has declined substantially in the number of reported ZIKV disease cases under national surveillance in the affected countries and in the number of travel-associated cases.