| Author(s) |
Whelan PI
Hall J
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| Publication Date |
2008-03
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| Abstract |
Zika is a flavivirus that is similar to the dengue virus, causing similar but milder symptoms. It was first identified in 1947 in rhesus monkey serum from Zika forest in Uganda. It is a disease of monkeys and humans transmitted by mosquitoes. Aedes africanus is the vector in forest areas in Africa, while Aedes aegypti, the dengue mosquito, is the probable vector in other areas
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| ISSN |
1440-883X
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| Link | |
| Publisher |
Medical Entomology, DHCS
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| Series |
Northern Territory Disease Control Bulletin
Vol. 15 No. 1
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| Subject |
Vector control
Arbovirus infections
Arboviruses
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| Title |
Zika virus disease
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| Type of document |
Journal Article
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| Entity Type |
Publication
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| Zika virus disease 2008.pdf | 134.985 KB | application/pdf | View document | |