BY JAMEY KEATEN AND MARIA CHENG
ASSOCIATED PRESS
GENEVA (AP) — Sexual transmission of the Zika virus is more common than previously thought, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, citing reports from several countries.
After a meeting of its emergency committee on Tuesday, the U.N. health agency also said there is increasing evidence that a spike in disturbing birth defects and neurological problems are caused by Zika, which is mostly spread by mosquito bites. When WHO declared the explosive outbreak in the Americas to be a global emergency last month, it said that the evidence that Zika was responsible was only circumstantial.
If the Olympics cannot be moved they should be canceled. Otherwise a global pandemic is likely to ensue. It’s a huge public health issue.