Although the Zika virus (ZIKV) has been known since 2007, outbreaks have not been in the news much in 2024.
Since the confirmation of a ZIKV outbreak in Brazil in March 2015, many countries in the Region of the Americas have been affected.
According to the data dashboard of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), as of May 3, 2024, over 6,878 Zika cases have been reported in the Americas this year.
While this number of cases is still alarming, it is fewer than the 55,813 cases reported in 2023.
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