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Calculated Shard: 152 (from laksa005)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa152.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest","crawl_time":1751366979,"first_indexed_time":1453482414,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"org,wikipedia!en,\/wiki\/Zika_Forest s443","src_root_hash":"17790707453426894952","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Zika Forest - Wikipedia","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Tropical forest in Uganda A path through the Zika Forest leading to an observational steel tower operated by the Uganda Virus Research Institute The  Zika  (or  Ziika )  Forest  () is a  tropical forest  near  Entebbe  in  Uganda . [ 1 ] Ziika  means 'overgrown' in the  Luganda  language. As the property of the  Uganda Virus Research Institute  (UVRI) of Entebbe, it is protected and restricted to scientific research. [ 1 ] The forest covers an area of about 25 hectares (62 acres) next to the swamps of  Waiya Bay , an  inlet  of  Lake Victoria . Easily accessible and combining several  ecosystems , the Zika Forest is well suited to the study of  mosquitoes . [ 1 ]  According to the UVRI, the size of the research area of the forest is about 12 hectares (30 acres). [ 2 ]  The forest has a rich  biodiversity  in plants and moths, and is home to about 40 species of mosquitoes. The UVRI also maintains an  insectary  for studying disease vectors. [ 2 ] The forest is also accessible to visitors for  bird watching . Former  U.S. President Jimmy Carter  once visited the forest for that purpose. [ 2 ] The  Zika virus  as well as the moths  Sidisca zika  and  Milocera zika  are named after the forest.\n The Zika Forest is where the infected  Aedes  mosquito first spread Zika to rhesus monkeys, then spreading further to humans. [ 3 ] Investigations of mosquitoes at Zika started in 1946 as part of the study of human  yellow fever  at the Yellow Fever Research Institute (renamed East African Virus Research Institute in 1950, and then  Uganda Virus Research Institute  in 1977), established in  Entebbe, Uganda  in 1936 by the  Rockefeller Foundation . In 1947, the Zika virus was isolated from a  rhesus monkey  stationed at Zika. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]  In 1960, a 36.6-metre (120-ft) steel tower was moved from  Mpanga Forest  to Zika to study the vertical distribution of mosquitoes, allowing for a comprehensive study of the mosquito population in 1964. [ 1 ]  In that same year, the Zika virus was identified from a collected  Aedes africanus  sample. [ 6 ]  No routine mosquito collections were performed for about the next four decades, while human activities encroached on the forest. An updated mosquito collection finally took place in 2009 and 2010. [ 1 ] The name  Zika  has been made notorious by the Zika virus, involved in a growing number of  outbreaks  around the globe from 2007 onwards. [ 7 ] 0°7′27″N 32°31′32″E  \/  0.12417°N 32.52556°E  \/  0.12417; 32.52556","attrs_markdown":"[Jump to content](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#bodyContent)\n\nMain menu\n\nMain menu\n\nmove to sidebar\n\nhide\n\nNavigation\n\n- [Main page](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Main_Page \"Visit the main page [z]\")\n- [Contents](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Contents \"Guides to browsing Wikipedia\")\n- [Current events](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:Current_events \"Articles related to current events\")\n- [Random article](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:Random \"Visit a randomly selected article [x]\")\n- [About Wikipedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:About \"Learn about Wikipedia and how it works\")\n- [Contact us](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Contact_us \"How to contact Wikipedia\")\n\nContribute\n\n- [Help](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Contents \"Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia\")\n- [Learn to edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Introduction \"Learn how to edit Wikipedia\")\n- [Community portal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Community_portal \"The hub for editors\")\n- [Recent changes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:RecentChanges \"A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]\")\n- [Upload file](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard \"Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia\")\n- [Special pages](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:SpecialPages)\n\n[![](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/static\/images\/icons\/wikipedia.png) ![Wikipedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/static\/images\/mobile\/copyright\/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg) ![The Free Encyclopedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/static\/images\/mobile\/copyright\/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Main_Page)\n\n[Search](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:Search \"Search Wikipedia [f]\")\n\nAppearance\n\n- [Donate](https:\/\/donate.wikimedia.org\/?wmf_source=donate&wmf_medium=sidebar&wmf_campaign=en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en)\n- [Create account](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Zika+Forest \"You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory\")\n- [Log in](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Zika+Forest \"You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. 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[o]\")\n\nPages for logged out editors [learn more](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Introduction)\n\n- [Contributions](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:MyContributions \"A list of edits made from this IP address [y]\")\n- [Talk](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:MyTalk \"Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]\")\n\n## Contents\nmove to sidebar\n\nhide\n\n- [(Top)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest)\n- [1 Mosquito studies](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#Mosquito_studies)\n- [2 References](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#References)\n- [3 External links](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#External_links)\n\nToggle the table of contents\n\n# Zika Forest\n9 languages\n\n- [Català](https:\/\/ca.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bosc_de_Zika \"Bosc de Zika – Catalan\")\n- [Español](https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bosque_Zika \"Bosque Zika – Spanish\")\n- [Français](https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/For%C3%AAt_de_Zika \"Forêt de Zika – French\")\n- [Nederlands](https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zikawoud \"Zikawoud – Dutch\")\n- [Norsk bokmål](https:\/\/no.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika-skogen \"Zika-skogen – Norwegian Bokmål\")\n- [Occitan](https:\/\/oc.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/B%C3%B2sc_de_Zika \"Bòsc de Zika – Occitan\")\n- [Português](https:\/\/pt.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Floresta_de_Zika \"Floresta de Zika – Portuguese\")\n- [Русский](https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D0%97%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0_\\(%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%81\\) \"Зика (лес) – Russian\")\n- [ไทย](https:\/\/th.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E0%B8%9B%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2 \"ป่าซีกา – Thai\")\n\n[Edit links](https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Special:EntityPage\/Q22138769#sitelinks-wikipedia \"Edit interlanguage links\")\n\n- [Article](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest \"View the content page [c]\")\n- [Talk](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Talk:Zika_Forest \"Discuss improvements to the content page [t]\")\n\nEnglish\n\n- [Read](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest)\n- [Edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Zika_Forest&action=edit \"Edit this page [e]\")\n- [View history](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Zika_Forest&action=history \"Past revisions of this page [h]\")\n\nTools\n\nTools\n\nmove to sidebar\n\nhide\n\nActions\n\n- [Read](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest)\n- [Edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Zika_Forest&action=edit \"Edit this page [e]\")\n- [View history](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Zika_Forest&action=history)\n\nGeneral\n\n- [What links here](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:WhatLinksHere\/Zika_Forest \"List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]\")\n- [Related changes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:RecentChangesLinked\/Zika_Forest \"Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]\")\n- [Upload file](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard \"Upload files [u]\")\n- [Permanent link](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Zika_Forest&oldid=1292082759 \"Permanent link to this revision of this page\")\n- [Page information](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Zika_Forest&action=info \"More information about this page\")\n- [Cite this page](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=Zika_Forest&id=1292082759&wpFormIdentifier=titleform \"Information on how to cite this page\")\n- [Get shortened URL](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FZika_Forest)\n- [Download QR code](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FZika_Forest)\n\nPrint\/export\n\n- [Download as PDF](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=Zika_Forest&action=show-download-screen \"Download this page as a PDF file\")\n- [Printable version](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Zika_Forest&printable=yes \"Printable version of this page [p]\")\n\nIn other projects\n\n- [Wikimedia Commons](https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Category:Zika_Forest)\n- [Wikidata item](https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Special:EntityPage\/Q22138769 \"Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]\")\n\nAppearance\n\nmove to sidebar\n\nhide\n\n[Coordinates](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Geographic_coordinate_system \"Geographic coordinate system\"): [0°7′27″N 32°31′32″E \/ 0\\.12417°N 32.52556°E \/ 0\\.12417; 32.52556](https:\/\/geohack.toolforge.org\/geohack.php?pagename=Zika_Forest&params=0_7_27_N_32_31_32_E_)\n\nFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\n\nTropical forest in Uganda\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/7c\/Uganda_Virus_Research_Institute_visit_on_2_March_2018_-_the_forest_34.jpg\/250px-Uganda_Virus_Research_Institute_visit_on_2_March_2018_-_the_forest_34.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Uganda_Virus_Research_Institute_visit_on_2_March_2018_-_the_forest_34.jpg)\n\nA path through the Zika Forest leading to an observational steel tower operated by the Uganda Virus Research Institute\n\nThe **Zika** (or **Ziika**) **Forest** ( [\/ˈziːkə\/](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:IPA\/English \"Help:IPA\/English\")) is a [tropical forest](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tropical_forest \"Tropical forest\") near [Entebbe](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Entebbe,_Uganda \"Entebbe, Uganda\") in [Uganda](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uganda \"Uganda\").[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_note-KaddumukasaMutebi2014-1) *Ziika* means 'overgrown' in the [Luganda](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luganda \"Luganda\") language. As the property of the [Uganda Virus Research Institute](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uganda_Virus_Research_Institute \"Uganda Virus Research Institute\") (UVRI) of Entebbe, it is protected and restricted to scientific research.[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_note-KaddumukasaMutebi2014-1)\n\nThe forest covers an area of about 25 hectares (62 acres) next to the swamps of [Waiya Bay](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Waiya_Bay&action=edit&redlink=1 \"Waiya Bay (page does not exist)\"), an [inlet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inlet \"Inlet\") of [Lake Victoria](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lake_Victoria \"Lake Victoria\"). Easily accessible and combining several [ecosystems](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ecosystem \"Ecosystem\"), the Zika Forest is well suited to the study of [mosquitoes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mosquito \"Mosquito\").[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_note-KaddumukasaMutebi2014-1) According to the UVRI, the size of the research area of the forest is about 12 hectares (30 acres).[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_note-UVRIResources-2) The forest has a rich [biodiversity](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Biodiversity \"Biodiversity\") in plants and moths, and is home to about 40 species of mosquitoes. The UVRI also maintains an [insectary](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Insectary&action=edit&redlink=1 \"Insectary (page does not exist)\") for studying disease vectors.[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_note-UVRIResources-2)\n\nThe forest is also accessible to visitors for [bird watching](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bird_watching \"Bird watching\"). Former [U.S. President](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_of_the_United_States \"President of the United States\") [Jimmy Carter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jimmy_Carter \"Jimmy Carter\") once visited the forest for that purpose.[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_note-UVRIResources-2)\n\nThe [Zika virus](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus \"Zika virus\") as well as the moths *[Sidisca zika](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Sidisca_zika&action=edit&redlink=1 \"Sidisca zika (page does not exist)\")* and *[Milocera zika](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Milocera_zika \"Milocera zika\")* are named after the forest.\n\nThe Zika Forest is where the infected *Aedes* mosquito first spread Zika to rhesus monkeys, then spreading further to humans.[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_note-3)\n\n## Mosquito studies\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Zika_Forest&action=edit&section=1 \"Edit section: Mosquito studies\")\\]\n\nInvestigations of mosquitoes at Zika started in 1946 as part of the study of human [yellow fever](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yellow_fever \"Yellow fever\") at the Yellow Fever Research Institute (renamed East African Virus Research Institute in 1950, and then [Uganda Virus Research Institute](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uganda_Virus_Research_Institute \"Uganda Virus Research Institute\") in 1977), established in [Entebbe, Uganda](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Entebbe,_Uganda \"Entebbe, Uganda\") in 1936 by the [Rockefeller Foundation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rockefeller_Foundation \"Rockefeller Foundation\"). In 1947, the Zika virus was isolated from a [rhesus monkey](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rhesus_monkey \"Rhesus monkey\") stationed at Zika.[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_note-Hayes2009-4)[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_note-DickKitchen1952-5) In 1960, a 36.6-metre (120-ft) steel tower was moved from [Mpanga Forest](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mpanga_Forest \"Mpanga Forest\") to Zika to study the vertical distribution of mosquitoes, allowing for a comprehensive study of the mosquito population in 1964.[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_note-KaddumukasaMutebi2014-1) In that same year, the Zika virus was identified from a collected *[Aedes africanus](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aedes_africanus \"Aedes africanus\")* sample.[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_note-HaddowWilliams1964-6) No routine mosquito collections were performed for about the next four decades, while human activities encroached on the forest. An updated mosquito collection finally took place in 2009 and 2010.[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_note-KaddumukasaMutebi2014-1)\n\nThe name *Zika* has been made notorious by the Zika virus, involved in a growing number of [outbreaks](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_virus_outbreak_timeline \"Zika virus outbreak timeline\") around the globe from 2007 onwards.[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_note-The_emergence_of_zika_virus-7)\n\n## References\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Zika_Forest&action=edit&section=2 \"Edit section: References\")\\]\n\n1. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_ref-KaddumukasaMutebi2014_1-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_ref-KaddumukasaMutebi2014_1-1) [***c***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_ref-KaddumukasaMutebi2014_1-2) [***d***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_ref-KaddumukasaMutebi2014_1-3) [***e***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_ref-KaddumukasaMutebi2014_1-4)\n   Kaddumukasa, M. A.; Mutebi, J.-P.; Lutwama, J. J.; Masembe, C.; Akol, A. M. (26 December 2015). [\"Mosquitoes of Zika Forest, Uganda: Species Composition and Relative Abundance\"](http:\/\/jme.oxfordjournals.org\/content\/51\/1\/104). *Journal of Medical Entomology*. **51** (1): 104–113\\. [doi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doi_\\(identifier\\) \"Doi (identifier)\"):[10\\.1603\/ME12269](https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1603%2FME12269). [ISSN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_\\(identifier\\) \"ISSN (identifier)\") [0022-2585](https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0022-2585). [PMC](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PMC_\\(identifier\\) \"PMC (identifier)\") [6555620](https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6555620). [PMID](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PMID_\\(identifier\\) \"PMID (identifier)\") [24605459](https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/24605459).\n2. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_ref-UVRIResources_2-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_ref-UVRIResources_2-1) [***c***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_ref-UVRIResources_2-2)\n   [\"Resources and Facilities\"](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180715133341\/http:\/\/www.uvri.go.ug\/index.php\/divisions\/entomology\/resources-and-facilities). *Department of Entomology*. Uganda Virus Research Institute. 4 February 2014. Archived from [the original](http:\/\/www.uvri.go.ug\/index.php\/divisions\/entomology\/resources-and-facilities) on 15 July 2018.\n3. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_ref-3)**\n   [\"The history of zika virus\"](https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/feature-stories\/detail\/the-history-of-zika-virus). *www.who.int*. Retrieved 22 February 2022.\n4. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_ref-Hayes2009_4-0)**\n   Hayes, Edward B. (September 2009). [\"Zika Virus Outside Africa\"](https:\/\/wwwnc.cdc.gov\/eid\/article\/15\/9\/09-0442_article). *Emerging Infectious Diseases*. **15** (9): 1347–1350\\. [doi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doi_\\(identifier\\) \"Doi (identifier)\"):[10\\.3201\/eid1509.090442](https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3201%2Feid1509.090442). [ISSN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_\\(identifier\\) \"ISSN (identifier)\") [1080-6040](https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/1080-6040). [PMC](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PMC_\\(identifier\\) \"PMC (identifier)\") [2819875](https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2819875). [PMID](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PMID_\\(identifier\\) \"PMID (identifier)\") [19788800](https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/19788800).\n5. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_ref-DickKitchen1952_5-0)**\n   Dick, G. W. A.; Kitchen, S. F.; Haddow, A. J. (1 September 1952). [\"Zika Virus (I). Isolations and serological specificity\"](http:\/\/trstmh.oxfordjournals.org\/content\/46\/5\/509). *Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene*. **46** (5): 509–520\\. [doi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doi_\\(identifier\\) \"Doi (identifier)\"):[10\\.1016\/0035-9203(52)90042-4](https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016%2F0035-9203%2852%2990042-4). [ISSN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_\\(identifier\\) \"ISSN (identifier)\") [0035-9203](https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0035-9203). [PMID](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PMID_\\(identifier\\) \"PMID (identifier)\") [12995440](https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/12995440).\n6. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_ref-HaddowWilliams1964_6-0)**\n   Haddow, A. J.; Williams, M. C.; Woodall, J. P.; et al. (1964). [\"Twelve isolations of Zika virus from Aedes (Stegomyia) africanus (Theobald) taken in and above a Uganda forest\"](https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2555143). *Bulletin of the World Health Organization*. **31** (1): 57–69\\. [PMC](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PMC_\\(identifier\\) \"PMC (identifier)\") [2555143](https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2555143). [PMID](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PMID_\\(identifier\\) \"PMID (identifier)\") [14230895](https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/14230895).\n7. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zika_Forest#cite_ref-The_emergence_of_zika_virus_7-0)**\n   Sikka, Veronica; Chattu, Vijay Kumar; Popli, Raaj K.; Galwankar, Sagar C.; Kelkar, Dhanashree; Sawicki, Stanley G.; Stawicki, Stanislaw P.; Papadimos, Thomas J. (11 February 2016). [\"The emergence of zika virus as a global health security threat: A review and a consensus statement of the INDUSEM Joint working Group (JWG)\"](http:\/\/www.jgid.org\/text.asp?2016\/8\/1\/3\/176140). *Journal of Global Infectious Diseases*. **8** (1): 3–15\\. [doi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doi_\\(identifier\\) \"Doi (identifier)\"):[10\\.4103\/0974-777X.176140](https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4103%2F0974-777X.176140). [ISSN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_\\(identifier\\) \"ISSN (identifier)\") [0974-8245](https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0974-8245). 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Boilerpipe Text	Tropical forest in Uganda A path through the Zika Forest leading to an observational steel tower operated by the Uganda Virus Research Institute The Zika (or Ziika ) Forest () is a tropical forest near Entebbe in Uganda . [ 1 ] Ziika means 'overgrown' in the Luganda language. As the property of the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) of Entebbe, it is protected and restricted to scientific research. [ 1 ] The forest covers an area of about 25 hectares (62 acres) next to the swamps of Waiya Bay , an inlet of Lake Victoria . Easily accessible and combining several ecosystems , the Zika Forest is well suited to the study of mosquitoes . [ 1 ] According to the UVRI, the size of the research area of the forest is about 12 hectares (30 acres). [ 2 ] The forest has a rich biodiversity in plants and moths, and is home to about 40 species of mosquitoes. The UVRI also maintains an insectary for studying disease vectors. [ 2 ] The forest is also accessible to visitors for bird watching . Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter once visited the forest for that purpose. [ 2 ] The Zika virus as well as the moths Sidisca zika and Milocera zika are named after the forest. The Zika Forest is where the infected Aedes mosquito first spread Zika to rhesus monkeys, then spreading further to humans. [ 3 ] Investigations of mosquitoes at Zika started in 1946 as part of the study of human yellow fever at the Yellow Fever Research Institute (renamed East African Virus Research Institute in 1950, and then Uganda Virus Research Institute in 1977), established in Entebbe, Uganda in 1936 by the Rockefeller Foundation . In 1947, the Zika virus was isolated from a rhesus monkey stationed at Zika. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 1960, a 36.6-metre (120-ft) steel tower was moved from Mpanga Forest to Zika to study the vertical distribution of mosquitoes, allowing for a comprehensive study of the mosquito population in 1964. [ 1 ] In that same year, the Zika virus was identified from a collected Aedes africanus sample. [ 6 ] No routine mosquito collections were performed for about the next four decades, while human activities encroached on the forest. An updated mosquito collection finally took place in 2009 and 2010. [ 1 ] The name Zika has been made notorious by the Zika virus, involved in a growing number of outbreaks around the globe from 2007 onwards. [ 7 ] 0°7′27″N 32°31′32″E / 0.12417°N 32.52556°E / 0.12417; 32.52556
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32.52556](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Zika_Forest&params=0_7_27_N_32_31_32_E_) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tropical forest in Uganda [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Uganda_Virus_Research_Institute_visit_on_2_March_2018_-_the_forest_34.jpg/250px-Uganda_Virus_Research_Institute_visit_on_2_March_2018_-_the_forest_34.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Uganda_Virus_Research_Institute_visit_on_2_March_2018_-_the_forest_34.jpg) A path through the Zika Forest leading to an observational steel tower operated by the Uganda Virus Research Institute The Zika (or Ziika) Forest ( [/ˈziːkə/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English "Help:IPA/English")) is a [tropical forest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_forest "Tropical forest") near [Entebbe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entebbe,_Uganda "Entebbe, Uganda") in [Uganda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda "Uganda").[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest#cite_note-KaddumukasaMutebi2014-1) Ziika means 'overgrown' in the [Luganda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luganda "Luganda") language. As the property of the [Uganda Virus Research Institute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_Virus_Research_Institute "Uganda Virus Research Institute") (UVRI) of Entebbe, it is protected and restricted to scientific research.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest#cite_note-KaddumukasaMutebi2014-1) The forest covers an area of about 25 hectares (62 acres) next to the swamps of [Waiya Bay](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waiya_Bay&action=edit&redlink=1 "Waiya Bay (page does not exist)"), an [inlet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inlet "Inlet") of [Lake Victoria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Victoria "Lake Victoria"). Easily accessible and combining several [ecosystems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystem "Ecosystem"), the Zika Forest is well suited to the study of [mosquitoes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito "Mosquito").[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest#cite_note-KaddumukasaMutebi2014-1) According to the UVRI, the size of the research area of the forest is about 12 hectares (30 acres).[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest#cite_note-UVRIResources-2) The forest has a rich [biodiversity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity "Biodiversity") in plants and moths, and is home to about 40 species of mosquitoes. The UVRI also maintains an [insectary](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Insectary&action=edit&redlink=1 "Insectary (page does not exist)") for studying disease vectors.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest#cite_note-UVRIResources-2) The forest is also accessible to visitors for [bird watching](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_watching "Bird watching"). Former [U.S. President](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States "President of the United States") [Jimmy Carter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter "Jimmy Carter") once visited the forest for that purpose.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest#cite_note-UVRIResources-2) The [Zika virus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_virus "Zika virus") as well as the moths [Sidisca zika](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sidisca_zika&action=edit&redlink=1 "Sidisca zika (page does not exist)") and [Milocera zika](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milocera_zika "Milocera zika") are named after the forest. The Zika Forest is where the infected Aedes mosquito first spread Zika to rhesus monkeys, then spreading further to humans.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest#cite_note-3) ## Mosquito studies \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zika_Forest&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Mosquito studies")\] Investigations of mosquitoes at Zika started in 1946 as part of the study of human [yellow fever](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_fever "Yellow fever") at the Yellow Fever Research Institute (renamed East African Virus Research Institute in 1950, and then [Uganda Virus Research Institute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_Virus_Research_Institute "Uganda Virus Research Institute") in 1977), established in [Entebbe, Uganda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entebbe,_Uganda "Entebbe, Uganda") in 1936 by the [Rockefeller Foundation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockefeller_Foundation "Rockefeller Foundation"). In 1947, the Zika virus was isolated from a [rhesus monkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhesus_monkey "Rhesus monkey") stationed at Zika.[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest#cite_note-Hayes2009-4)[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest#cite_note-DickKitchen1952-5) In 1960, a 36.6-metre (120-ft) steel tower was moved from [Mpanga Forest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpanga_Forest "Mpanga Forest") to Zika to study the vertical distribution of mosquitoes, allowing for a comprehensive study of the mosquito population in 1964.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest#cite_note-KaddumukasaMutebi2014-1) In that same year, the Zika virus was identified from a collected [Aedes africanus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aedes_africanus "Aedes africanus") sample.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest#cite_note-HaddowWilliams1964-6) No routine mosquito collections were performed for about the next four decades, while human activities encroached on the forest. An updated mosquito collection finally took place in 2009 and 2010.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest#cite_note-KaddumukasaMutebi2014-1) The name Zika has been made notorious by the Zika virus, involved in a growing number of [outbreaks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_virus_outbreak_timeline "Zika virus outbreak timeline") around the globe from 2007 onwards.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest#cite_note-The_emergence_of_zika_virus-7) ## References \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Zika_Forest&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: References")\] 1. ^ [*a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest#cite_ref-KaddumukasaMutebi2014_1-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest#cite_ref-KaddumukasaMutebi2014_1-1) [c](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest#cite_ref-KaddumukasaMutebi2014_1-2) [d](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest#cite_ref-KaddumukasaMutebi2014_1-3) [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest#cite_ref-KaddumukasaMutebi2014_1-4) Kaddumukasa, M. A.; Mutebi, J.-P.; Lutwama, J. J.; Masembe, C.; Akol, A. M. (26 December 2015). ["Mosquitoes of Zika Forest, Uganda: Species Composition and Relative Abundance"](http://jme.oxfordjournals.org/content/51/1/104). Journal of Medical Entomology. 51* (1): 104–113\. [doi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doi_\(identifier\) "Doi (identifier)"):[10\.1603/ME12269](https://doi.org/10.1603%2FME12269). [ISSN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISSN_\(identifier\) "ISSN (identifier)") [0022-2585](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0022-2585). [PMC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PMC_\(identifier\) "PMC (identifier)") [6555620](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6555620). 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[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest#cite_ref-Hayes2009_4-0) Hayes, Edward B. (September 2009). ["Zika Virus Outside Africa"](https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/9/09-0442_article). Emerging Infectious Diseases. 15 (9): 1347–1350\. [doi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doi_\(identifier\) "Doi (identifier)"):[10\.3201/eid1509.090442](https://doi.org/10.3201%2Feid1509.090442). [ISSN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISSN_\(identifier\) "ISSN (identifier)") [1080-6040](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1080-6040). [PMC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PMC_\(identifier\) "PMC (identifier)") [2819875](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2819875). [PMID](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PMID_\(identifier\) "PMID (identifier)") [19788800](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19788800). 5. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest#cite_ref-DickKitchen1952_5-0) Dick, G. W. A.; Kitchen, S. F.; Haddow, A. J. (1 September 1952). ["Zika Virus (I). Isolations and serological specificity"](http://trstmh.oxfordjournals.org/content/46/5/509). Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 46 (5): 509–520\. [doi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doi_\(identifier\) "Doi (identifier)"):[10\.1016/0035-9203(52)90042-4](https://doi.org/10.1016%2F0035-9203%2852%2990042-4). [ISSN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISSN_\(identifier\) "ISSN (identifier)") [0035-9203](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0035-9203). [PMID](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PMID_\(identifier\) "PMID (identifier)") [12995440](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12995440). 6. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest#cite_ref-HaddowWilliams1964_6-0) Haddow, A. J.; Williams, M. C.; Woodall, J. P.; et al. (1964). ["Twelve isolations of Zika virus from Aedes (Stegomyia) africanus (Theobald) taken in and above a Uganda forest"](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2555143). Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 31 (1): 57–69\. [PMC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PMC_\(identifier\) "PMC (identifier)") [2555143](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2555143). [PMID](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PMID_\(identifier\) "PMID (identifier)") [14230895](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14230895). 7. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zika_Forest#cite_ref-The_emergence_of_zika_virus_7-0) Sikka, Veronica; Chattu, Vijay Kumar; Popli, Raaj K.; Galwankar, Sagar C.; Kelkar, Dhanashree; Sawicki, Stanley G.; Stawicki, Stanislaw P.; Papadimos, Thomas J. (11 February 2016). ["The emergence of zika virus as a global health security threat: A review and a consensus statement of the INDUSEM Joint working Group (JWG)"](http://www.jgid.org/text.asp?2016/8/1/3/176140). Journal of Global Infectious Diseases. 8 (1): 3–15\. [doi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doi_\(identifier\) "Doi (identifier)"):[10\.4103/0974-777X.176140](https://doi.org/10.4103%2F0974-777X.176140). [ISSN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISSN_\(identifier\) "ISSN (identifier)") [0974-8245](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0974-8245). [PMC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PMC_\(identifier\) "PMC (identifier)") [4785754](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4785754). 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