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Laos reports local transmission of Zika virus
Saturday 05 March 2016 17.24
Laos is the latest country to report a local transmission of Zika virus, according to the World Health Organisation, as fears mount over the mosquito-borne illness that has been linked to birth defects.
Asia has seen only a sprinkling of cases of the virus, but a surge in Latin America this year has pushed the UN health agency to declare Zika a global health emergency.
Laos joined a total of 41 countries that have reported local transmissions of the virus since the beginning the year, a WHO report said.
Health authorities in Laos, a rural Communist country with minimal infrastructure, were not available to comment.
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http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0305/772842-zika-laos-case/
Saturday 05 March 2016 17.24
Laos is the latest country to report a local transmission of Zika virus, according to the World Health Organisation, as fears mount over the mosquito-borne illness that has been linked to birth defects.
Asia has seen only a sprinkling of cases of the virus, but a surge in Latin America this year has pushed the UN health agency to declare Zika a global health emergency.
Laos joined a total of 41 countries that have reported local transmissions of the virus since the beginning the year, a WHO report said.
Health authorities in Laos, a rural Communist country with minimal infrastructure, were not available to comment.
...
http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0305/772842-zika-laos-case/