2015–16 Zika virus epidemic

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2015–16 Zika virus epidemic
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Summary

2015–16 Zika virus epidemic is an epidemic[1]. It draws 123 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].
  • 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic's Commons category is recorded as Zika virus outbreak in the Americas (2015-2016)[7].
  • 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic began on April 2015[8].
  • 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic ended on November 2016[9].
  • 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 20, 'lon': -100}[10].
  • 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic's has cause is recorded as Zika virus[11].
  • 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic dates from the 2015-2016 one-year-period[12].
  • 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic's basic reproduction number is recorded as {'amount': '+2.06'}[13].
  • 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Zika Corpus[14].

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When and Where

2015–16 Zika virus epidemic began on April 2015[8]. It ended on November 2016[9]. It took place at Americas[6]. 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 123 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.[15] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Prevention and Control of Zika as a Mosquito-Borne and Sexually Transmitted Disease: A Mathematical Modeling Analysis. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · Dhx1 · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Basic reproduction number → {'amount': '+2.06'}
    Location → Americas
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fr', 'hi', 'id', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Basic reproduction number: 2.06"
  2. 12w ago · Horcrux · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time → —
    Has cause → Zika virus
    Instance of → —
    End time → +2016-11-00T00:00:00Z
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Location: Brazil"
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