Zika Outbreak in French Polynesia
Disease
According to the World Health Organization ([WHO], 2016), the appearance of the Zika virus in French Polynesia occurred between the years 2013 and 2014 and affected an estimated 32,000 individuals. Transmitted through the bite of an Aedes spp. mosquito and various non-vector means, the Zika virus can be asymptomatic or cause mild to severe neurological…