WHO removed declared a state of emergency Zika is a global
World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the Zika virus epidemic is no longer a global emergency for public health.
In an online press conference , chairman of the WHO emergency committee, Dr. David Heymann said, "Zika virus is still a long-term problem, but is no longer a public health problem causing international concern anymore." Earlier, the WHO has declared Zika epidemic is a global emergency in January 2/2016.
WHO also careful not to underestimate the risk created by Zika. Statement by WHO confirmed the agency believes "Zika virus and related consequences is still a public health challenge requiring long-term strong action".
The same day, Brazil announced that it would continue to consider translation Zika is an emergency. Speaking to the press, the Minister of Health of Brazil, Ricardo Barros confirmed not ready to lower the risk of Zika, until completely control the situation.
After Zika epidemic outbreak in mid-2015, has more than 1.5 million people in 73 countries around the world have, of which Brazil is the focus of this service, with the first 2,143 suffer minor cases are confirmed.
According to wHO, the virus causes only Zika million mild as a rash and flu-like in most sufferers, but the back-risk pregnant women give birth to babies with small heads and evidence of congenital defects such as problems of intellectual development.
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