The current situation of zika virus infection: Is Turkey at risk?

Abstract

Zika virus infection is the first major infectious disease leading to human birth defects in 2015. Zika virus gives rise to babies microcephalic and threatens the health of children and future generations. Although there is no Zika virus infections reported yet in Turkey, the ability to travel to any far countries easily, causes the increasing the risk of Zika virus infection in Turkey. We know that Turkish people travel to outbreak areas from Turkey. This review describes the current understanding of the epidemiology, transmission, clinical characteristics, and diagnosis of Zika virus infection with scanning the recent literature.