The World Health Organization declared the Zika virus and its suspected link to birth defects an international public health emergency on Monday, a rare move that signals the seriousness of the outbreak and gives countries new tools to fight it.
articleTheWorld Health Organizationdeclared the Zika virus and its suspected link tobirth defectsan international public health emergency on Monday, a rare move that signals the seriousness of the outbreak and gives countries
The World Health Organization declared the Zika virus and its suspected link to birth defects an international public health emergency on Monday, a rare move that signals the seriousness of the outbreak and gives countries new tools to fight it.
C.D.C. Issues Zika Advisory for Pregnant Women and Sex Partners
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Jannelissa Santana, who is 37 weeks pregnant, at a public hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday.CreditAlvin Baez/Reuters
Pregnant women whose male sexual partners have spent time in a country with confirmed transmissions of the Zika virus should either abstain from sex or use condoms during intercourse for the duration of their pregnancy, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced.
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