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Zika fever (also known as Zika virus disease and simply Zika) is an infectious disease caused by the Zika virus. Most cases have no symptoms, but when present they are usually mild and can resemble dengue fever. Symptoms may include fever, red eyes, joint pain, headache, and a maculopapular rash.
Outbreaks of Zika virus Serologic studies have shown that Zika infections are occurring from Africa to Southeast Asia; in 1978 a small outbreak of acute fever in Indonesia due to Zika virus infection was described.The most recent known outbreak has been reported on Yap Island, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) from April to July 2007. few outbreaks have been reported in tropical Africa and in some areas in Southeast Asia.Agent Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus closely related to dengue virus. The virus was first isolated in 1947 from a sentinel rhesus monkey stationed on a tree platform in the Zika forest, Uganda [2].