Binsaeed A A, Al-Hajri K, Noureldin E M, Farag A, Malik Farag S M, Al-Zedjali M S, Alhakeem R F, Al-Romaihi H, Alzahrani M H, Alsheikh A A
J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2016 Dec;46(3):571-580.
The Zika virus (ZIKV) became the latest threat to global health security when WHO declared on 1t February 2016, that recently reported clusters of microcephaly and other neurological disorders in Brazil constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). These clusters were reported concurrently with an outbreak of ZIKV, which has been ongoing in Brazil and other countries in the America region since 2015. A growing body of clinical and epidemiological data possibly leans towards a causal role for ZIKV as the occurrence of the clusters of microcephaly and other neurological disorders principally the Guillain-Barre' syndrome are associated in time and place with the ongoing ZIKV transmission in the America region. So far, Zika viral transmission has been documented in a total of 69 countries and territories with autochthonous transmission from 20I7 to 10 August 2016. The geographical range of ZIKV has been increasing steadily. Consid'ring the presence of competent vectors that transmit ZIKV in, some parts of the Gulf countries, and the close relationship with Brazil, a local transmission of the virus is plausible once the virus is introduced through travel. This review suggests the integration of epidemiologicalind entomological surveillance for monitoring and control of the vectors of ZIKV. The risks associated with ZIKV infection and the possible threat to the Gulf States was described. A strategic Zika response framework (SRF) for the Gulf States has been developed to meet'their,urgent need for a collaborative and coordinated response for prevention and spread of ZIKV infection. A coordinated response of all partners in the Gulf States across sectors and services at national, as well as, regional levels is required.
2016年2月1日，世界卫生组织宣布，巴西近期报告的小头畸形和其他神经疾病集群构成国际关注的突发公共卫生事件（PHEIC），寨卡病毒由此成为全球卫生安全的最新威胁。这些集群报告与寨卡病毒疫情同时出现，自2015年以来，巴西和美洲地区其他国家一直在爆发该疫情。越来越多的临床和流行病学数据可能倾向于表明寨卡病毒具有因果作用，因为小头畸形和其他神经疾病集群（主要是格林-巴利综合征）的发生在时间和地点上与美洲地区持续的寨卡病毒传播相关。截至2016年8月10日，已有69个国家和地区记录到寨卡病毒传播，其中2017年有本地传播。寨卡病毒的地理范围一直在稳步扩大。鉴于海湾国家部分地区存在传播寨卡病毒的有效媒介，且与巴西关系密切，一旦病毒通过旅行传入，该病毒在当地传播是有可能的。本综述建议整合流行病学和昆虫学监测，以监测和控制寨卡病毒媒介。描述了与寨卡病毒感染相关的风险以及对海湾国家可能的威胁。已为海湾国家制定了寨卡战略应对框架（SRF），以满足它们对预防和传播寨卡病毒感染进行协作和协调应对的迫切需求。海湾国家所有合作伙伴在国家和区域层面跨部门和服务进行协调应对是必要的。
