A new report that may provide clue as to why for 70 years there was no documented cases of birth defect in Africa where Zika virus originated

Vincent Icheku

A new report that may provide clue as to why for 70 years there was no documented cases of birth defect in Africa where Zika virus originated

Vincent Icheku

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The paper seeks to uncover the conundrum of why the Zika virus, though first identified in 1947 in Uganda, apparently had no links to microcephaly, thus raising the question of whether infections by mosquito caused those defects.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 21 Aug 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	3rd International Conference on Influenza and Zoonotic Diseases - Duration: 21 Aug 2017 → …

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Conference	3rd International Conference on Influenza and Zoonotic Diseases
Period	21/08/17 → …

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A new report that may provide clue as to why for 70 years there was no documented cases of birth defect in Africa where Zika virus originated

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