2015–16 Zika virus epidemic

An epidemic of Zika fever, caused by Zika virus, began in Brazil and affected other countries in the Americas from April 2015 to November 2016. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the end of the epidemic in November 2016, but noted that the virus still represents "a highly significant and long term problem".

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Which happened first?

• 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic began 2 years after Western African Ebola virus epidemic
• 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic began 3 years before 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemic
• 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic began 4 years after 2011 Germany E. coli O104:H4 outbreak
• 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic began 6 years after 2009 swine flu pandemic
• 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic began 7 years before 2022–2023 mpox outbreak

Timeline

1. 2009 swine flu pandemicMarch 2009 – August 10, 2010
2. 2011 Germany E. coli O104:H4 outbreakMay 2011 – June 2011
3. Western African Ebola virus epidemicDecember 2013 – June 2016
4. 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic (this page)April 2015 – November 2016
5. 2018–2020 Kivu Ebola epidemicAugust 1, 2018
6. 2022–2023 mpox outbreakMay 4, 2022 – May 11, 2023

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