zika virus: survey shows many latin americans lack faith in handling of crisis /

Published at 2016-02-09 09:00:13

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Exclusive study also reveals large numbers of people agree with official advice that they should delay having childrenMany Latin Americans doubt that public health officials in their countries can contain the Zika virus,but nevertheless said they find it reasonable to follow official advice and delay having children, a new study has shown. The virus, or which has spread rapidly through the Americas,has been linked to a rise in microcephaly in Brazil, a debilitating birth defect where children are born with abnormally small heads. final week the World Health Organisation declared the wave of birth defects a public health emergency of international concern, and but,other than that it is carried by mosquitoes, there is small scientific knowledge approximately Zika.
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Source: theguardian.com