This document provides interim recommendations for the surveillance of Zika virus infection, microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome, in four different contexts and describes reporting requirements to WHO. Transmission refers to vector-borne transmission, unless specified differently. Autochthonou...s infection is considered to be an infection acquired in-country, i.e. among patients with no history of travel during the incubation period or who have travelled exclusively to non-affected areas during the incubation period. This document does not provide guidance on laboratory investigation or vector surveillance.
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Extraced from the full version of WDI 2016
The Lancet Global Health: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(16)30098-5
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Bulletin of the World Health Organization, http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.16.178608
Bulletin of the World Health Organization; http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.16.176677
This Indicator-Based Pharmacovigilance Assessment Tool (IPAT) was developed as a comprehensive performance metric for pharmacovigilance and medicine safety systems.