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Pregnant women urged to reconsider trips to countries affected by Zika virus

Zika vector, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, at the Biomedical Sciences Institute at Sao Paulo University

Zika vector, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, at the Biomedical Sciences Institute at Sao Paulo University Source: AAP

W-H-O says there is currently no evidence of Zika being transmitted to babies through breast milk. It is normally a mild disease and there is little scientific data on it, so it is unclear why the virus might now be causing microcephaly.


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W-H-O says there is currently no evidence of Zika being transmitted to babies through breast milk. It is normally a mild disease and there is little scientific data on it, so it is unclear why the virus might now be causing microcephaly.


Zika has historically occurred in parts of Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands and there is no vaccine or treatment available


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