Zika virus: Alarming!!!
Zika, a mosquito-borne flavivirus was identified in Uganda in 1947 in monkeys. From 1960s to 1980s, the zika viral diseases have been recorded in different parts of the world like Asia, Americas, Africa and the Pacific. Spreading of this viral disease has been observed in more than 60 countries and territories. Brazil has reported the relationship between ZIKV (zika virus) infection with Guillain-Barre syndrome and microcephaly in 2015. ZIKV has been confirmed in Malaysia and affected areas are Sabah, Johor, Selangor, Sarawak, and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. Up to December, 2016, 8 cases in Malaysia and 458 cases in Singapore have been reported.