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- The Cases of Zika virus were recently found in Kerala and Karnataka.
- The Zika virus is predominantly transmitted by infected mosquitoes from the Aedes genus, mainly Aedes aegypti.
- The Aedes mosquitoes also spread dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever.
- They usually bite during the daytime, mostly during the early morning or later afternoon.
- An infected person can also spread the virus.
- The virus was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in monkeys.
- It was identified in humans in 1952 in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania.
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