Zika, Public Health, and Future Professionals: An Assessment of Student Knowledge, Media Utilization and Health Literacy Levels
Journal Title: Journal of Family Medicine and Disease Prevention - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Over the past year, there has been increased public attention focused on the continued spread of Zika worldwide. The origin of the Zika Virus (ZIKV) was the result of a flavivirus found in the blood of a rhesus monkey (isolated in 1947), found near the city of Entebbe, Uganda, in the Zika forest.
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