Abstract
Similar to West Nile and yellow fever, Zika is a mosquito-born e dis ease th at has gained quite a bit of attention since its recent arrival in Latin America for its possible link to a string of fetal brain defects. The Zika virus was first identified in Uganda in 1947, but for much of the late 20th century, very little was known about the virus.
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Ortolani, Joe
(2016)
"The Role of Chemistry in the Prevention and Containment of the Zika Virus,"
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