The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared the recent outbreak of the Zika virus and its suspected link to birth defects an international public health emergency. This designation signals the seriousness of the outbreak and gives countries new tools to fight it including allowing health agencies to coordinate efforts.
The current outbreak of the Zika virus, which is transmitted by mosquitoes, was first detected in Brazil in May, 2015 and has since moved into more than 20 countries in Latin America. The WHO estimates that four million people could be infected by the end of the year.
Via Giuseppe Fattori