University of Health Sciences, Libreville, Gabon (C.A. Kombila Koumavor);Institute for Sustainable Development, IRD-CNRS-University of Montpellier Unit, Montpellier, France (E. Elguero, E. Leroy)
Abstract:
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.