Zika Virus Net is the web resource for anyone interested in Zika virus. Zika virus (ZIKV) is an insect-borne virus, of the flavivirus genus, that is spread by Aedes mosquitoes. The most common symptoms of Zika virus disease (Zika) are fever, rash, joint pain, and red eye. The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting from several days to a week. Severe disease requiring hospitalization is uncommon. The symptoms of Zika are similar to those of dengue and chikungunya, which are diseases caused by other viruses spread by the same type of mosquitoes. Zika virus can be spread from a pregnant woman to her unborn baby. There have been reports of a serious birth defect of the brain called microcephaly and other poor pregnancy outcomes in babies of mothers who were infected with Zika virus while pregnant. There is no cure for the disease. Treatment is focused on relieving the symptoms. On February 1st, 2016, the WHO declared the Zika outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).

The objectives of Zika Virus Net are to be the public and professional information resource for zika fever and to serve as a network in the exchange of information and news related to zika.

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• PRO/AH/EDR> Zika, dengue viruses - South Pacific: horse, research
  Tue, 12 Feb 2019 11:14:05 -0500
  Dengue, Zika virus -- Collectivité spéciale de New Caledonia, France
  Beck C, Leparc-Goffart I, Desoutter D, et al. Serological evidence of infection with dengue and Zika viruses in horses on French Pacific Islands. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019; 13(2): e0007162; uncorrected proof available at
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  [The majority of this research report focuses on numbers of affected horses; it does not clearly elucidate the clinical signs of the diseases in these animals. While the numbers may be significant, it does not help a veterinarian or a