| transmission of zika virus - haiti, october 12, 2015-september 10, 2016. | zika virus disease is caused by infection with a flavivirus with broad geographic distribution and is most frequently transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito. the disease was first identified in the world health organization's region of the americas in 2015 and was followed by a surge in reported cases of congenital microcephaly in brazil; zika virus disease rapidly spread to the rest of the region and the caribbean (1), including haiti. infection with the virus is associated with advers ... | 2017 | 28207688 |