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Zika virus – National Institute of Virology
April 24 , 2018
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- Recent National Institute of Virology (NIV) study has found that Indian Aedesaegypti mosquito that transmits dengue and chikungunya viruses is easily susceptible to zika
- During the study, it was found that Indian Aedesaegypti mosquito infected with African strain MR-766 of zika virus (ZIKV) can easily transmit infection.
- Zika virus is vector-borne disease transmitted primarily by Aedesaegypti mosquitoes.
- It can also spread through blood transfusion and sexual contact and is capable of causing serious birth defects
- In 2013, the first zika virus outbreak was reported in the Marquesas Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean and it subsequently spread to Brazil in May 2015.
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