Tuesday 26 April 2016

Zika virus 'could be on its way to Europe', warns UN health agency

Zika virus 'could be on its way to Europe', warns UN health agency Europe should brace itself for the arrival of the Zika virus, the UN’s health agency warned on Monday, as warmer temperatures bring an increase in mosquito numbers.

Zika cases are on the decline in Brazil, the country hardest hit by the outbreak, as the southern hemisphere enters autumn. But the European summer will usher in a "marked increase" in Zika infections, said Marie-Paule Kieny, assistant director general of the World Health Organisation. The Daily Telegraph

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