‘Zika virus found in Malaysia in 1969’


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 02 Feb 2016

Aedes mosquitoes kept in containers at a lab at the University of Sao Paulo. PHOTO: AFP

PETALING JAYA: Zika is an existing virus in Malaysia and the steps needed to prevent its infection are similar to those adopted for dengue, said a researcher.

World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Arbovirus Reference and Research director Prof Dr Sazaly Abu Bakar said the Zika virus was isolated from mosquitoes in 1969 in Bentong, Pahang.

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