Presence of Zika Virus Confirmed in Cape Verde: WHO

The World Health Organization confirms the strain of Zika virus now circulating in the Americas and linked to brain abnormalities in babies is present in Cape Verde. The World Health Organization reports this strain of the Zika virus, known as the Asian type, has been circulating in Cape Verde since October. It says it was most likely imported from Brazil, the epicenter of the epidemic in the Americas. Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO regional director for Africa, says this is the...

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