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Zika was discovered in monkeys in Uganda
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Zika discovered in humans
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A researcher claimed that Zika was only a mild illness
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First large outbreak of Zika on the Island of Yap
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Discovered that mosquitos were spreading Zika
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First case of sexually transmitted Zika, a researcher gave it to his wife.
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African and Asian lineages of Zika were discovered
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Big outbreak of Zika in French-Polynesia before the one in Brazil
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It was found that Zika could be transmitted through blood transfusions
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Large outbreak in Brazil spread by mother to fetus which caused fetal brain development disorders
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First report of spread in the Americas by Brazil's National Reference Laboratory
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Zika was suspected to be linked to Guillian-Bare Syndrome
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Sexually transmitted outbreak of Zika in Florida
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Cases of babies with microcephaly increased in Brazil
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The first 2 pregnant women in Brazil that had contracted the Zika virus in their fetus' amniotic fluid, were also contracted with microcephaly
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Three infants with microcephaly experienced ocular malformations linked to the Zika virus
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A case of a baby with microcephaly was found in Hawaii
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U.S. military stationed in countries with Zika are advised to use protection when returning home
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Florida is working on genetically modified mosquitos to help combat the ones carrying Zika
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Zika is found to be primarily spread by the Aedes aegypti species of mosquito
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It is discovered that microcephaly is not as common in the third trimester of pregnancies
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Institutions begin work on a vaccine for Zika
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Florida State University professors of biological science, John Hopkins professors, and National Institutions of Health Scientists discover two compounds with the possibility of treating Zika. One stops the virus from replicating and the other stops it from killing fetal brain cells.
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The CDC is advising pregnant woman to not make any trips to Southeast Asia to avoid infection.
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CDC recommends aerial sprayings of repellent to control mosquito population and spread of Zika
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It was discovered that Zika stunts fertility in male mice and shrinks their testicles.
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The number of Zika cases in Vietnam has doubled to 23 in the past three days
