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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  Thu, 23 May 2019 21:13 GMT
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  Thu, 23 May 2019 17:37 GMT
• First Zika Diagnostic Test Cleared for Marketing in the US - Medical Bag
  Fri, 24 May 2019 13:00 GMT
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  Mon, 20 May 2019 16:14 GMT
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  Fri, 17 May 2019 18:33 GMT
• Rheumatoid arthritis drug diminishes Zika birth defects in mice - Science Daily
  Mon, 06 May 2019 07:00 GMT
• Long-term consequences of Zika virus infection - EurekAlert
  Mon, 13 May 2019 17:02 GMT
• Brazil Court Delay Leaves Zika Families in Limbo - Human Rights Watch
  Wed, 15 May 2019 07:00 GMT
• Where Are Californians Acquiring the Zika Virus? - Vax Before Travel
  Wed, 08 May 2019 07:00 GMT
• The ID Pipeline: FDA Activity From the Week of May 19, 2019 - Contagionlive.com
  Sun, 19 May 2019 07:00 GMT
• Trump Org. Blames Zika, Gun Violence for “Severely Underperforming” Hotels - Vanity Fair
  Wed, 15 May 2019 18:46 GMT
• Costa Rica Travel Warning Issued - Vax Before Travel
  Sun, 26 May 2019 16:20 GMT
• Deadly Zika virus confirmed circulating in Kenya - The Standard
  Mon, 20 May 2019 21:50 GMT
• Stop the Zika virus from spreading wide - The Standard
  Tue, 21 May 2019 22:05 GMT

• PRO/AH/EDR> Invasive mosquito - Chile
  Mon, 13 May 2019 18:05:36 -0400
  Pests -- Chile
  Health authorities in Chile today [28 Mar 2019] confirmed the detection in the north of the country of _Aedes aegypti_, the vector of dangerous diseases such as dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever [viruses].
  The secretariat of the Ministry of Health in the northern Tarapaca region states that on 21 Mar [2019], a specimen of the mosquito was captured in a ovaposition trap for monitoring the presence of these insects in a women's penitentiary in Iquique city.
  According to press