Target Product Profiles for better diagnostic tests for Zika Virus Infection

Overview

From 1 January 2007 to 16 March 2016, Zika virus (ZIKV) transmission was documented in a total of 59 countries and territories. The geographical distribution of Zika virus has steadily widened since the virus was newly detected in the Western Pacific in 2007, and spread across the Pacific and into the Americas from 2013 to 2016.