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Zika In French Polynesia: It Struck Hard In 2013, Then Disappeared
Updated February 9, 20165:59 PM ET Published February 9, 201612:05 PM ET
Jason Beaubien
Before Zika swept across most of Latin America and the Caribbean, the largest outbreak ever recorded had been in French Polynesia. Between 2013 and early 2014, researchers estimate nearly 20,000 people on the cluster of islands in the South Pacific were infected with the virus.
French Polynesia's brush with Zika underscores fears that the mosquito-borne virus could cause devastating neurological problems but it also offers insights into the disease ? and hope that Zika can be contained.
This story is part of our ongoing coverage of Zika virus.
Dr. Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau at the Institut Louis Malarde on the island of Tahiti says in 2013 it seemed like this nation of 270,000 people was getting hit with a dengue outbreak. But something didn't make sense...
Zika In French Polynesia: It Struck Hard In 2013, Then Disappeared
Updated February 9, 20165:59 PM ET Published February 9, 201612:05 PM ET
Jason Beaubien
Before Zika swept across most of Latin America and the Caribbean, the largest outbreak ever recorded had been in French Polynesia. Between 2013 and early 2014, researchers estimate nearly 20,000 people on the cluster of islands in the South Pacific were infected with the virus.
French Polynesia's brush with Zika underscores fears that the mosquito-borne virus could cause devastating neurological problems but it also offers insights into the disease ? and hope that Zika can be contained.
This story is part of our ongoing coverage of Zika virus.
Dr. Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau at the Institut Louis Malarde on the island of Tahiti says in 2013 it seemed like this nation of 270,000 people was getting hit with a dengue outbreak. But something didn't make sense...