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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the Zika virus outbreak acrossaroundbyfrominintoofontowith Latin America could turn acrossaroundbyfrominintoofontowith a global pandemic. Many scientists say the outbreak could be more serious than the Ebola virus. Ebola killed over 11,000 people acrossaroundbyfrominintoofontowith West Africa acrossaroundbyfrominintoofontowith 2014 and 2015. The WHO estimated that the Zika virus could infect four million people acrossaroundbyfrominintoofontowith the end acrossaroundbyfrominintoofontowith 2016. The virus has been advancing acrossaroundbyfrominintoofontowith South and Central America acrossaroundbyfrominintoofontowith the past year. Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the WHO, warned that Zika is "spreading explosively". She added that it has quickly gone acrossaroundbyfrominintoofontowith being a mild threat to being frightening. Warmer weather means the mosquito that carries the virus is also spreading worldwide.

The Zika virus is linked acrossaroundbyfrominintoofontowith a large rise in birth defects acrossaroundbyfrominintoofontowith Brazil and surrounding countries. In particular, scientists say it causes a disease called microcephaly. This is where a baby is born acrossaroundbyfrominintoofontowith a smaller head than normal, and with brain damage. Health officials acrossaroundbyfrominintoofontowith Brazil reported that acrossaroundbyfrominintoofontowith 4,000 babies were born acrossaroundbyfrominintoofontowith microcephaly last year. This compares to fewer than 150 cases acrossaroundbyfrominintoofontowith 2014. The Colombian government has just reported that more than 2,100 pregnant women in Colombia are infected acrossaroundbyfrominintoofontowith the virus. There is no vaccine for Zika and it will be difficult to find one. A doctor said a vaccine would have to be tested acrossaroundbyfrominintoofontowith pregnant women, and that would be "a practical and ethical nightmare".