Martinez-Palomo Adolfo
Center for Advanced Studies, Molecular Pathogenesis, Avenida IPN 2508, 01030, Mexico City, DF, Mexico.
J Public Health Policy. 2016 Aug;37(3):273-276. doi: 10.1057/s41271-016-0001-8.
Three months after the World Health Organization declared the epidemic of Zika virus infections to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, we can look back at what we have learned and prospects for controlling the disease. Although Zika virus infections may explain many cases of brain damage in newborns, it may not be the only cause. We need a clear association between confirmed cases of Zika infections in pregnant women and microcephaly in newborns. Until we reach a firm conclusion, past experience with another virus that causes damage to newborns offers some hope. The development and almost universal use of rubella vaccine has all but eliminated the congenital rubella syndrome in the world. Rapid development of Zika virus vaccine might well do the same for this epidemic.
在世界卫生组织宣布寨卡病毒感染疫情构成国际关注的突发公共卫生事件三个月后，我们可以回顾一下所学到的知识以及控制该疾病的前景。虽然寨卡病毒感染可能解释了许多新生儿脑损伤病例，但它可能不是唯一原因。我们需要孕妇确诊感染寨卡病毒与新生儿小头畸形之间有明确关联。在得出确凿结论之前，过往另一种导致新生儿损伤的病毒的经验带来了一些希望。风疹疫苗的研发及几乎全球范围的使用已几乎消除了全球的先天性风疹综合征。寨卡病毒疫苗的快速研发很可能也会对此次疫情起到同样的作用。
