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Chapter 5 - Zika Virus

from Section 2 - Infections in Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2019

By
Youssef Abo Elwan
Edited by
Adel Elkady ,
Prabha Sinha  and
Soad Ali Zaki Hassan
Adel Elkady
Affiliation:
Police Force Hospital, Cairo
Prabha Sinha
Affiliation:
Oman Medical College, Oman
Soad Ali Zaki Hassan
Affiliation:
Alexandria University
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Summary

Zika virus was discovered for the first time in April 1947 in Uganda at Zika forest near Victoria Lake, when a veterinarian and his monkey had the same symptoms (fever, malaise, conjunctivitis and drowsiness). In 1952 infection was proven by a rise in Zika virus-specific antibodies in a Nigerian female.

The first outbreak occurred in April 2007 in Africa and Asia. The second outbreak occurred in May 2015 in South America and Mexico.

In July 2015 some cases were reported in Malaysia, India, Thailand and upper Egypt. The third outbreak occurred at the end of 2016 at the Olympic Games in Brazil.

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Infections in Pregnancy
An Evidence-Based Approach
 , pp. 42 - 44
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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