TY - JOUR AU - Koumavor, Claudine A. Kombila AU - Elguero, Eric AU - Leroy, Eric T1 - Potential Association between Zika Infection and Microcephaly during 2007 Fever Outbreak, Gabon T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2021 VL - 27 IS - 2 SP - 672 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Although Zika virus (ZIKV) circulates in sub-Saharan Africa, no case of ZIKV-associated microcephaly has thus far been reported. Here, we report evidence of a possible association between a 2007 outbreak of febrile illness and an increase in microcephaly and possibly ZIKV infection in Gabon. KW - Aedes albopictus KW - Africa KW - febrile illnesses KW - Gabon KW - high-risk pregnancy KW - microcephaly KW - outbreaks KW - vector-borne infections KW - viruses KW - Zika KW - Zika virus DO - 10.3201/eid2702.202987 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/2/20-2987_article ER - End of Reference