Findings published as experts warn that paralysing illness could overwhelm intensive care wards of Latin AmericaScientists believe amassed the strongest evidence yet that the Zika virus can cause the serious neurological condition Guillain-Barré syndrome, and are warning that the potential number of cases of the paralysing illness could overwhelm the intensive care wards of Latin America.
The surge in the number of people with Guillain-Barré had been linked to Zika only on the basis of the timing – the cases believe come to light as the viral infection has swept through Brazil and Colombia.
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Source: theguardian.com