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In Uganda, Zika virus was discovered in monkeys.
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The virus is first discovered in mosquitoes, Aedes africanus, from the Zika Forest.
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Zika was discovered in Humans in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania.
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The researcher become ill after working with strains of the virus from East Nigeria which led to the first known proof that Zika catalyzes human diseases.
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Zika reappears and causes an outbreak of the virus on the Pacific Islands of Yap. The most probable cause was to be a mosquito that was infected or human that was infected with the virus wince there were no monkeys on the island.
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The first sign of the virus being transmitted through sexual activity was found when a researcher infected his wife after he did conducted studies in Senegal Falls.
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Evidence conducted from studies by epidemiologists supports the hypothesis that the outburst of the disease on the Yap Islands was from the south east Asian region.
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A patient in French Polynesia recovering from the virus discovers bloody sperm which further supports the evidence that Zika can be sexually transmitted.
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Newborns were infected with the virus which also gave rise to the possibility of the the virus being transparently transmitted which means the virus is transferred from the mother to the fetus.
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Zika viruses can be transmitted through blood transfusion.
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Outbreak of the virus on pacific Islands including French Polynesia, Easter Island, the Cook Islands, and New Caledonia.
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Brazil’s National Reference Laboratory confirms the circulation of the virus which is the first reported case of local transmission.
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Uriname, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, and the The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela all report cases of the Zika virus.
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Brazil pursues a national health emergency because cases of microcephaly gradually increase.
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Panama, Honduras, French Guiana, Martinique and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico all reported cases of the Zika virus.
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Guyana, Ecuador, Barbados, The Plurinational State of Bolivia, Haiti, Saint Martin, the Dominican Republic, St.Croix(U.S. Virgin Islands), Nicaragua, Curacao, Jamaica all reported cases of the Zika virus.
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The first 2 cases of intrauterine transmission of the Zika virus on two pregnant women, whose babies have microcephalpy.
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Zika viruses is a factor of causing Guillain–Barré syndrome. Which is when the immune system is fighting the healthy nerve with causes muscle weakness and in worse cases even paralysis.
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An influx of newly reported cases of Guillain–Barré syndrome had been tested positive for zika virus.
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United states reported to have two sexually transmitted Zika virus.
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Vietnam Report 2 cases of Zika Virus.
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First case of Zika found in the U.S. Transmitted by mosquitoes in the state of florida.
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WHO published a guidance to help people prevent ways to get the disease from sexual transmitted zika disease. This includes using a condoms and more important information.
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WHO reached the conclusion that zika causes numerous brain abnormalities and diseases like microchephally and temporary paralysis.
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Researchers conduct study with mosquitoes and infect them with a bacteria that could prevent mosquito-transmitted diseases.
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The first child in Puerto Rico with Zika-related microcephaly has been born
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First baby in Vietnam who was born with a condition linked to Zika Virus.
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Research was found that Zika Virus has the potential to damage male fertility and testes after conducting a study in mice.