Zika in 2020 ? What is the Zika virus ? Symptoms , Treatment
Where does Zika virus come from ? Zika virus was first identified in Uganda in 1947 by mosquito-borne flavivirus in monkeys. In 1952 in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania, it was later identified in humans. In Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific, outbreaks of Zika virus disease have been recorded. Rare sporadic cases in Africa and Asia, typically with mild conditions, of human infections, were discovered between the 1960s and 1980. In 2007, the first Zika-virus-induced outbreaking was reported in Yap Island (Micronesia Federal States). In 2013, a large outbreak of Zika virus infection occurred in French Polynesia, and other Pacific countries and territories. . In March 2015, a large outbreak of the rash disease was reported in Brazil, soon identified as an infection by the Zika virus, and Guillain-Barre disease was reported in July 2015. Brazil reported a link between Zika and microcephaly in October 2015. Evidence of transmission and outbreaks appeared soon a