Zika is a virus spread by mosquitoes and mostly dangerous to pregnant women. A recent research found out that Zika virus may be transmitted by 35 species of mosquitoes; seven of these species found in the United States.

In 2015 and 2016, the Zika virus spread in Caribbean and Brazil. Pregnant women are mostly affected that leads to birth defect on babies. Because of this, the World Health Organization and Florida Health proclaimed public health emergency in 2016.

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According to University of Georgia researchers, scientists do not really understand how Zika virus spread. Center for Disease Control and Prevention thought that bites from infected Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus carry the Zika virus. However, the ecologists from the University of Georgia pointed out the outbreak of Zika virus in Yap Island in 2007. The virus came from different species of mosquitoes; the Aedes hensilli.

To make further investigation about this theory, the researchers made a mathematical model to know the pattern of large and complex data of viruses that are closely related to Zika, it is also known as flaviviruses. Afters testing the mathematical model with the combination of Zika virus and flaviviruses. 35 species were found to be possible transmitters of Zika; seven of these species found in the United States.

These findings can use to give importance to other species of mosquito that needs further study. While the mosquito is still lying low, researchers make a step to confirm its ability if it can transmit Zika virus.

There are four travel-related cases without local infection of Zika virus in Florida this 2017. While in 2016, travel-related cases were out of control during summer and fall before declaring a local outbreak in Miami.