Which one of the following statements regarding Zika virus is not correct?

Statement 3 is incorrect because Zika virus can indeed be transmitted from mother to child. Evidence confirms that the virus can be passed from a pregnant woman to her fetus during pregnancy (congenital transmission) or around the time of birth (perinatal transmission) [5]. Regarding the other statements: Zika virus was first isolated in 1947 from a febrile rhesus monkey in the Zika Forest of Uganda [4]. It is primarily transmitted by daytime-active Aedes mosquitoes, specifically Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus [1]. Furthermore, Zika infection during pregnancy is a known cause of serious congenital disabilities, including microcephaly and other abnormal brain developments in the fetus [5]. Other transmission routes include sexual contact and blood transfusions [5].

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1. [5] https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/7/15-1990_article
2. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430981/
3. [4] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10660223/