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discovered in a monkey in 1947.
Virologist Julius Lutwama with the Uganda Virus
Research Institute said Wednesday there has
never been a known outbreak in Uganda, though
a few samples have tested positive over the
years.
He says Zika is "not a very important disease" on
a continent where malaria, also transmitted by
mosquitoes, is the major killer.
Zika virus is named for a forest just outside
Uganda's capital, Kampala, where it was first
identified.
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Danish hospital officials say a Danish tourist has
been infected by the Zika virus after visiting
southern and central America.
The Aarhus University Hospital says the patient
ran a fever, had a headache and muscle aches
and was discovered as having the virus on