Zika virus -- Worldwide/Unknown
On 1 Feb 2016, the Director-General of the World Health Organization declared that the cluster of microcephaly cases and other neurological disorders reported in Brazil, following a similar cluster in French Polynesia in 2014, constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) requiring a coordinated international response.
The announcement followed an Expert Committee meeting called under the International Health Regulations (IHR).
As of 22 Sep 2016, 72 countries and
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2dPwhVP
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