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05-18-2016, 04:32 PM
Zika 'expected to spread' to Europe this summer
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The Zika virus is set to spread to Europe by this summer, according (http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/emergencies/zika-virus/news/news/2016/05/who-calls-on-countries-to-prepare-as-zika-virus-expected-to-spread-in-europe-in-late-spring-and-summer) to a new assessment by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
An outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus, which has been linked to thousands of cases of microcephaly, is more likely in countries were Aedes mosquitoes are present, WHO Europe said.*
SEE ALSO: Inside the hunt for a Zika virus vaccine (http://mashable.com/2016/03/12/zika-vaccine-hunt/)
Overall, the risk has been deemed "low to moderate."*
It's highest on the island of Madeira and the Black Sea coast of Russia and Georgia, followed by*France because of factors (http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/emergencies/zika-virus/zika-virus/frequently-asked-questions-zika-virus-expected-to-spread-in-europe-in-late-spring-and-summer-overall-risk-is-low-to-moderate) including the density of its urban population.*
Other countries with moderate risks are, in order of likelihood, Italy, Malta, Croatia, Israel, Spain, Monaco, San Mari**, Turkey, Greece, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, Georgia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. UK is considered low risk.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/18/zika-virus-europe-who/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Aedes Aegypti (http://mashable.com/category/aedes-aegypti/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Europe (http://mashable.com/category/europe/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Zika Virus (http://mashable.com/category/zika-virus/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Zika Outbreak (http://mashable.com/category/zika-outbreak/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and World (http://mashable.com/world/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/OBpGF54VY6M
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The Zika virus is set to spread to Europe by this summer, according (http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/emergencies/zika-virus/news/news/2016/05/who-calls-on-countries-to-prepare-as-zika-virus-expected-to-spread-in-europe-in-late-spring-and-summer) to a new assessment by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
An outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus, which has been linked to thousands of cases of microcephaly, is more likely in countries were Aedes mosquitoes are present, WHO Europe said.*
SEE ALSO: Inside the hunt for a Zika virus vaccine (http://mashable.com/2016/03/12/zika-vaccine-hunt/)
Overall, the risk has been deemed "low to moderate."*
It's highest on the island of Madeira and the Black Sea coast of Russia and Georgia, followed by*France because of factors (http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/emergencies/zika-virus/zika-virus/frequently-asked-questions-zika-virus-expected-to-spread-in-europe-in-late-spring-and-summer-overall-risk-is-low-to-moderate) including the density of its urban population.*
Other countries with moderate risks are, in order of likelihood, Italy, Malta, Croatia, Israel, Spain, Monaco, San Mari**, Turkey, Greece, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, Georgia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. UK is considered low risk.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/18/zika-virus-europe-who/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Aedes Aegypti (http://mashable.com/category/aedes-aegypti/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Europe (http://mashable.com/category/europe/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Zika Virus (http://mashable.com/category/zika-virus/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Zika Outbreak (http://mashable.com/category/zika-outbreak/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and World (http://mashable.com/world/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/OBpGF54VY6M