The Zika virus is transmitted primarily by the Aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the daytime. In addition, he said that the Zika virus could rarely be transmitted through sexual contact or blood transfusions. The Zika virus was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in monkeys. The first recorded outbreak of the Zika virus disease was reported from the Island of Yap (the Federated States of Micronesia) in 2007. To date, a total of 86 countries and territories have reported evidence of mosquito-transmitted Zika infection.

Source: The Nation July 12, 2021 17:26 UTC