Zika virus
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(zikv) (pronounced /ˈziːkə/ or /ˈzɪkə/ ) is a member of the virus family flaviviridae. It is spread by daytime-active aedes mosquitoes, such as a. Aegypti and a. Albopictus. Its name comes from the ziika forest of uganda, where the virus was first isolated in 1947. Zika virus shares a genus with the dengue, yellow fever, japanese encephalitis, and west nile viruses. Since the 1950s, it has been known to occur within a narrow equatorial belt from africa to asia. From 2007 to 2016, the virus spread eastward, across the pacific ocean to the americas, leading to the 2015–2016 zika virus epidemic.
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