Zika virus could hit Europe within WEEKS: Madeira and the Black Sea are on high alert – but France, Italy and Spain are also at ‘moderate risk’…(Me Thinks SOMEBODY’S Trying To Sell Vaccines!)

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
By Paul Martin

World Health Organisation says Madeira and parts of Russia and Georgia on the Black Sea coast are at high risk
In these areas there are established populations of the Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes – known to carry the Zika virus
18 countries – a third of Europe – at moderate risk of the virus because Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are present
Expert: UK is low risk but the country still needs a contingency plan as infected travellers could arrive in the country
Scroll down for a full list of the countries most at risk of Zika – which causes birth defects and neurological problems

By ANNA HODGEKISS
DailyMail.com
18 May 2016

The Zika virus is expected to hit parts of Europe in late spring and summer, health officials warned today.

In its first assessment of the threat Zika poses to theregion, the World Health Organization’s European office said theoverall risk was small to moderate.

Overall, a third of countries in Europe have a ‘moderate’ risk of an outbreak of the virus, which has been linked to severe birth defects in babies.

And while the UK is deemed to be ‘low’ risk, today’s announcement will undoubtedly worry holidaymakers, particularly those who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy.

Madeira and the Black Sea are on high alert – but popular tourist destinations including France, Italy and Spain are also at ‘moderate risk’.

The large and spreading outbreak of Zika that began in Brazilhas caused global alarm, after thousands of cases of microcephaly in babies were linked to women who become infected with the virus while pregnant.

The WHO’s Geneva headquarters in February declared the Zikaoutbreak a public health emergency of international concern, warning it was spreading ‘explosively’ in the Americas.

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