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2015–16 Zika virus epidemic

An epidemic of Zika fever, caused by Zika virus, began in Brazil and affected other countries in the Americas from April 2015 to November 2016. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the end of the epidemic in November 2016, but noted that the virus still represents "a highly significant and long term problem".

2015–16 Zika virus epidemic
2015–16 Zika virus epidemic · U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
2015 – 2016
Where
Americas
Era
Contemporary

Topics

Brazil1649 – today

Before and after

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