The Zika virus is "spreading explosively" in the Americas and the
region may see up to four million cases of the disease strongly
suspected of causing birth defects, the World Health Organisation warns.
As
the number of suspected cases of microcephaly, thought to be linked to
the virus surged in Brazil, WHO head Margaret Chan said an emergency
committee would meet on Monday to determine whether the Zika outbreak
amounts to a global health emergency.
Microcephaly causes babies to be born with an abnormally small head and brain.
Cases
have soared in Brazil from 163 a year on average to more than 3 718
suspected cases since the outbreak, and 68 babies have died, according
to the health ministry.
Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Jamaica and Puerto Rico have warned women to avoid getting pregnant for the time being.
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The Zika virus is "spreading explosively" in the Americas and the
region may see up to four million cases of the disease strongly
suspected of causing birth defects, the World Health Organisation warns.
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