an increase of congenital microcephaly and Guillain-Barré
cases, a “public health emergency of international concern”
[1]. On April 13, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) confirmed the link between Zika maternal
infection, microcephaly, and other fetal brain defects [2]. Zika
virus was discovered in 1947 in Africa as part of the Flavivirus
genus but relatively remained obscure until 2015. Initially con-
fined to a few places in Asia and Africa, the Zika virus has now
been reported in the Americas and in more than 37 countries or
territories [3]. Zika infection is symptomatic in 20% of men and
women, with typically mild symptoms of maculopapular rash,
fever, joint pain, and conjunctivitis but it may cause diarrhea,