TY - JOUR T1 - Zika Virus Disease: A Simple Model Approach to Rapid Impact Assessment JF - bioRxiv DO - 10.1101/044248 SP - 044248 AU - James M. Wilson AU - Robert W. Malone AU - Julie Smith-Gagen AU - Roman Pabayo AU - Zika Response Working Group Y1 - 2016/01/01 UR - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2016/03/19/044248.abstract N2 - There has been substantial media attention regarding Zika infection as a threat to pregnancy, prompted by WHO’s declaration of a Public Health Event of International Concern (PHEIC). Here we present a simple risk assessment model for two states within the continental United States at-risk for autochthonous transmission of Zika virus, Texas and Florida. Our simple impact assessment model is partially validating at this early interval in the crisis. ER -