PRO/AH/EDR> Zika virus – worldwide: WHO declares PHEIC

Zika virus — Worldwide/Unknown
WHO Director-General summarizes the outcome of the Emergency Committee on Zika
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WHO statement on the 1st meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee on Zika virus and observed increase in neurological disorders and neonatal malformations
I convened an Emergency Committee, under the International Health Regulations, to gather advice on the severity of the health threat associated with the continuing spread of Zika