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ZIKA VIRUS: AN OVERVIEW
Priyanka Sen*, Anshumala, Naresh Kumar and Neha Pathania
ABSTRACT
This epidemic Zika virus (ZIKV) is an arbovirus from the genus of Flavivirus and family Flaviviridae which spread in various regions of the world like Asia, Africa, America, and the Pacific region. Zika virus is a mosquito-borne disease that is firstly reported in Uganda in 1947. The first case of ZIKV infection in humans is reported in Nigeria (Africa) 1954 while in Asia this is reported in Indonesia, Central Java in 1977. In 2016 ZIKV infection is reported to reach its highest peak and then this was declared as a global health emergency by WHO. It is Keywords: ZIKV, Epidemic, Arboviral, Flavivirus, Microcephaly, Perinatal. [Download Article] [Download Certifiate] |