WHO confirms Zika virus strain imported from the Americas has been found in African archipelago nation of Cape Verde

WHO confirms Zika virus strain imported from the Americas has been found in African archipelago nation of Cape Verde

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18 MARCH 2016 - Responding to a request from the Ministry of Health in Cabo Verde, WHO is sending a team to Cabo Verde, with joint participation of experts from WHO AFRO and the Institut Pasteur, Dakar - the Minister of Health announced on 15 March the first case of microcephaly

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