Health chiefs are gathering on Monday to decide how to contain the outbreakMany of the world’s main health experts will gather for an emergency assembly in Geneva on Monday to debate a single critical issue: does the outbreak of Zika virus disease in South and Central America represent an international health crisis?Most scientists and doctors concerned with the outbreak – linked to an alarming rise in cases of a foetal deformation called microcephaly – believe the answer is an undoubted yes. The terrible effects of Zika threaten much of the planet, they believe.
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Source: theguardian.com