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Zika virus is now an international public health emergency – W.H.O

The World Health Organization has declared the spread of Zika virus an international public health emergency and has freed funds to combat the disease. “This is an extraordinary event,” said WHO Director General Margaret Chan at a press conference on  Monday. “It poses a public health threat to other parts of the world and a coordinated international response is needed.” (more…)

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Scientists say Zika can be spread through sex

As the devastating Zika virus rampages through the Caribbean and Latin America - and threatens to hit parts of the US such as Florida - more and more questions are being asked about how it can be transmitted. The virus has been linked to birth defects in thousands of Brazilian babies, born with heads smaller than normal and undeveloped brains. (more…)