Why Zika Will Be Hard to Stop

The World Health Organization declared Zika a global health emergency Monday. And for many governments and experts, the worst may be yet to come. Zika is a danger to public health because it is thought to be linked to microcephaly, a neurological disorder in which babies are born with abnormally small heads. “After a review of the evidence, the committee advised that the causes of microcephaly and other neurological complications constitute an extraordinary event and a public health...

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