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An unreported Zika outbreak in 2017 detected through travel surveillance and genetics

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By sequencing virus genomes from infected travelers, analyzing travel patterns and mosquito modeling, researchers unearthed a spike in Zika cases from travelers returning from Cuba during the summer of 2017 that was not captured by local reports.

Source: ScienceDaily.com