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April 1947
Zika was discovered in monkeys in Uganda -
1952
Zika discovered in humans -
1964
A researcher claimed that Zika was only a mild illness -
2007
First large outbreak of Zika on the Island of Yap -
2007
Discovered that mosquitos were spreading Zika -
2008
First case of sexually transmitted Zika, a researcher gave it to his wife. -
2012
African and Asian lineages of Zika were discovered -
2013
Big outbreak of Zika in French-Polynesia before the one in Brazil -
2014
It was found that Zika could be transmitted through blood transfusions -
April 2015
Large outbreak in Brazil spread by mother to fetus which caused fetal brain development disorders -
May 7 2015
First report of spread in the Americas by Brazil's National Reference Laboratory -
July 17 2015
Zika was suspected to be linked to Guillian-Bare Syndrome -
July 19 2015
Sexually transmitted outbreak of Zika in Florida -
October 30 2015
Cases of babies with microcephaly increased in Brazil -
November 17 2015
The first 2 pregnant women in Brazil that had contracted the Zika virus in their fetus' amniotic fluid, were also contracted with microcephaly -
January 7 2016
Three infants with microcephaly experienced ocular malformations linked to the Zika virus -
January 15 2016
A case of a baby with microcephaly was found in Hawaii -
March 15 2016
U.S. military stationed in countries with Zika are advised to use protection when returning home -
March 15 2016
Florida is working on genetically modified mosquitos to help combat the ones carrying Zika -
May 30 2016
Zika is found to be primarily spread by the Aedes aegypti species of mosquito -
June 16 2016
It is discovered that microcephaly is not as common in the third trimester of pregnancies -
August 2016
Institutions begin work on a vaccine for Zika -
August 29 2016
Florida State University professors of biological science, John Hopkins professors, and National Institutions of Health Scientists discover two compounds with the possibility of treating Zika. One stops the virus from replicating and the other stops it from killing fetal brain cells. -
September 2016
The CDC is advising pregnant woman to not make any trips to Southeast Asia to avoid infection. -
September 2016
CDC recommends aerial sprayings of repellent to control mosquito population and spread of Zika -
November 1 2016
It was discovered that Zika stunts fertility in male mice and shrinks their testicles. -
November 2 2016
The number of Zika cases in Vietnam has doubled to 23 in the past three days
