Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyMolecular VirologyVector-borne DiseasesVirologyArboviral DiseasesEmerging Viral DiseasesMosquito-borne DiseasesViral InfectionsViral PathogenesisViral ZoonosesMosquito-borne Disease OutbreaksMosquito-borne Disease RiskMosquito-borne Viral ZoonosesVector-borne Viral InfectionsZika Virus Transmission
Dear Editor,Zika virus(ZIKV)is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that usually causes asymptomatic infections or mild illness in humans.However,the unprecedented epidemics of ZIKV in Latin America since early 2015 have made this flavivirus an international health risk(Liu and Zhang,2016).In particular,the potential association of ZIKV infection with the remarkable increase in the number of