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On February 1, 2016, the WHO declared the current Zika virus outbreak an international public health emergency, [6] [177] and the Brazilian President released a decree that increased local and federal pest control agents' access to private property required by mobilization actions for the prevention and elimination of Aedes mosquito outbreaks ...
Spread of the Zika virus [1] [2] [3]. This article primarily covers the chronology of the 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic.Flag icons denote the first announcements of confirmed cases by the respective nation-states, their first deaths (and other events such as their first reported cases of microcephaly and major public health announcements), and relevant sessions and announcements of the World ...
In January 2016, the WHO said the virus was likely to spread throughout most of the Americas by the end of the year; [114] and in February 2016, the WHO declared the cluster of microcephaly and Guillain–Barré syndrome cases reported in Brazil – strongly suspected to be associated with the Zika outbreak – a Public Health Emergency of ...
Governor Rick Scott Scott said in a statement the new cases of Zika also were likely caused by the bite of a local mosquito. Florida has identified 10 more Zika cases, calls in feds for help Skip ...
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In February 2016, WHO declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern as evidence grew that Zika is a cause of birth defects and neurological problems. [ 19 ] [ 123 ] [ 124 ] [ 125 ] In April 2016, WHO stated there is a scientific consensus, based on preliminary evidence, that Zika is a cause of microcephaly in infants ...
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