Global Threat – Zika Virus

Abstract

Zika virus is an emerging mosquito-borne virus that
was first identified in Zika forest of Uganda in 19471 in
rhesus monkeys through a monitoring network of sylvatic
yellow fever. It was subsequently identified in humans
in 1952 in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania2.
Outbreaks of Zika virus (Figure 1a) disease have been
recorded in Africa, America, Asia and Pacific.It belongs
to the family of Flavi virus3and its vector is Aedes mosquitoes
4 (which usually bite during the morning and late
afternoon/evening hours) (Figure 1b). The reservoir is
yet unknown