Zika virus causes a mosquito-borne disease that was first identified in Uganda in 1947.
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True
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False
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Solution
The correct option is A True Zika virus is transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes. Zika virus causes a mosquito-borne disease that was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in monkeys through a network that monitored yellow fever. It was later identified in humans in 1952 in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania.