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Zika may have flown to Brazil in 2013

Americas Zika genomes linked to Asian strains

Airplane landing in Rio

NOT A FLYBY  International air travel likely brought the Zika virus to Brazil in mid-2013, a new study suggests.

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By Helen Thompson

- More than 2 years ago

The Zika virus may have hopped a ride on a 747 from Southeast Asia in 2013 to invade the Americas.