2015–16 Zika virus epidemic

Summary

2015–16 Zika virus epidemic is an epidemic^[1]. It draws 318 Wikipedia views per month (epidemic category, ranking #12 of 42).^[2]

Key Facts

• 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic is in the country of Brazil^[3].
• 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic's instance of is recorded as epidemic^[4].
• 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic's instance of is recorded as public health emergency of international concern^[5].
• The location of 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic was Americas^[6].
• The location of 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic was Brazil^[7].
• 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic took place at tropics^[8].
• 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic took place at subtropics^[9].
• 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic's Commons category is recorded as Zika virus outbreak in the Americas (2015-2016)^[10].
• 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic began on April 2015^[11].
• 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic ended on November 2016^[12].
• 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 20, 'lon': -100}^[13].
• 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic's has cause is recorded as Zika virus^[14].
• 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic dates from the 2015-2016 one-year-period^[15].
• 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Zika Corpus^[16].

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When and Where

2015–16 Zika virus epidemic began on April 2015^[11]. It ended on November 2016^[12]. Recorded location include Americas^[6], Brazil^[7], tropics^[8], and subtropics^[9]. It is in the country of Brazil^[3].

Context

Recorded instance of include epidemic^[4] and public health emergency of international concern^[5].

Why It Matters

2015–16 Zika virus epidemic draws 318 Wikipedia views per month (epidemic category, ranking #12 of 42).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]