By Jaclyn Cosgrove Staff Writer jcosgrove@oklahoman.comOver the past few months, more and more countries in the Americas have seen an increase in the number of Zika virus cases. Before last year, Zika virus outbreaks had occurred only in areas of Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the most recent outbreaks, officials have had a growing concern about whether Zika virus is having an impact on pregnant women and their babies.
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Overview. Zika virus is a mosquito-borne virus first identified in Uganda in 1947 in a Rhesus macaque monkey followed by evidence of infection and disease in humans in other African countries in the 1950s. From the 1960s to 1980s, sporadic human infections were detected across Africa and Asia.
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Zika virus is primarily transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito from the Aedes genus, mainly Aedes aegypti, in tropical and subtropical regions. Aedes mosquitoes usually bite during the day, peaking during early morning and late afternoon/evening. This is the same mosquito that transmits dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever.
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Zika virus infection is usually benign. However, studies have shown that Zika virus is a cause of congenital Zika virus syndrome, a condition occurring in newborns and infants who were exposed to Zika virus before birth. To prevent congenital Zika virus syndrome, it is important to monitor trends in Zika virus infection.
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