Due to the outbreak of which virus did the World Health Organisation (WHO) declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in February $2016$ ? This virus is transmitted through the Aedes mosquito and was first identified in Uganda.

HIV

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Ebola

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Zika

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Chikungunya

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The correct option is C Zika
Zika virus is a disease caused primarily because of the virus carried by Aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the day. the zika virus was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in monkeys, it later identified in humans in 1952. In February 2016, the World Health Organisation declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, due to the outbreak of Zika virus.

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