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Zika virus (ZIKV) is a member of the virus family Flaviviridae. It is spread by daytime-active Aedes mosquitoes, such as A. aegypti and A. albopictus. Its name comes from the Ziika Forest of Uganda, where the virus was first isolated in 1947.

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Viruses, vaccines and superbugs: The biggest health stories of 2016

Laura López González - December 22, 2016

Promising Ebola vaccines languished for years in research and development for more than a decade without funding.

Money can’t be the only motive for developing life-saving medicines

Ruth Dreifuss and Malebona Precious Matsoso - October 17, 2016

The Zika link: Small heads and brains

The Zika link: Small heads and brains

Dylan Bush - May 9, 2016

Volunteers arrive to pick up bodies of people who died of Ebola in the 2014-2015 outbreak.

Ebola and Zika epidemics are driven by pathologies of society, not...

David Sanders - March 31, 2016

Because of the complexity of the malaria parasite

Innovation and technology will help to wipe out malaria

Amy Green - March 16, 2016

Zika: What you need to know

[LISTEN] Zika: What you need to know

Bhekisisa Team - March 1, 2016

People returning from areas where the Zika virus is found should be careful to practice safe sex.

No cause for panic stations over SA Zika case, says expert

Ina Skosana - February 22, 2016

Mosquito control: A Nicaraguan health worker fumigates an area in Managua.

Key institutes keep keen watch on Zika for Africa

Ina Skosana - February 18, 2016

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