September 1, 2016

A strategy which targets minimising and testing for infection in pregnant women, outpatient management of patients and controlling mosquito spread is key in tackling the ongoing Zika outbreak, say Associate Professors Alex Cook and Hsu Li Yang from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. In weighing the public health responses, the hospitalisation of those with symptoms may not be cost-effective as asymptomatic Zika-infected people, who form the bulk of Zika infections, can also transmit the virus. Simple isolation of confirmed or suspected cases, as well as for male patients to use protection duringRead more