Zika Forest

Meaning

Proper Noun

An area of tropical forest near Entebbe, Uganda, owned by the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), used for mosquito research, where the Zika virus was first isolated and described.

Origin

From Luganda zika.

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