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Mon Jan 16

The mosquito-borne Zika virus can also be transmitted by sexual activity

Written by Jayne Lucke, Professor & Director of the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the primary vector of the Zika virus (ZIKV)University of Liverpool

The Zika virus (ZIKV) dominated global public health concerns during 2016. Affecting over 60 countries, this primarily mosquito-borne disease has been associated with serious birth defects including microcephaly, and complications such as...

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