SEP 1, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Epidemic Comparison of Ebola and Zika—the Only Two Neglected Tropical Diseases with Vertical Transmission Potential and Associated with Public Health Emergency of International Concern—among Childbearing Women
International Journal of Women S Health
A descriptive comparative epidemiological analysis of disease burden data from a secondary source (GBD 2023), lacking intervention trials, primary outcome data, or causal evidence; provides useful contextual framing for maternal-neonatal protection but cannot support practice change or strong recommendations on its own.
Reported
EVD mortality-to-incidence ratio…0.39–0.70
ZVD mortality-to-incidence ratio…1.92 × 10−6–9.45 × 10−6
Time period analysed2011–2023