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Medical Definition of Zika virus
1. A mosquito-borne virus of the genus Flavivirus (family Flaviviridae), found in parts of Africa and in Malaysia, that causes Zika fever. Origin: Zika, forest in Uganda, where first isolated (05 Mar 2000)
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1. A mosquito-borne virus of the genus Flavivirus (family Flaviviridae), found in parts of Africa and in Malaysia, that causes Zika fever. Origin: Zika, forest in Uganda, where first isolated (05 Mar 2000)