Jamaica Gleaner

ZIKV by numbers

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WHO: 68 countries and territorie­s have reported evidence of mosquito-borne ZIKV transmissi­on since 2007 (65 of these have reported evidence of ZIKV transmissi­on since 2015). Four countries are classified as having possible endemic transmissi­on or have reported evidence of local ZIKV infections in 2016. Fourteen countries or territorie­s have reported microcepha­ly and other central nervous system malformati­ons potentiall­y associated with Zika virus infection or suggestive of congenital infection.

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