“寨卡病毒”为全球突发公共卫生事件_时事

“寨卡病毒”为全球突发公共卫生事件

世界卫生组织1日召开紧急会议，宣布寨卡病毒的爆发和传播已经构成全球突发公共卫生事件，呼吁国际社会联手应对。

寨卡病毒为全球突发公共卫生事件

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan holds a news conference after the first meeting of the International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee concerning the Zika virus and observed increase in neurological disorders and neonatal malformations in Geneva, Switzerland, February 1, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]

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The World Health Organization on Monday declared the mosquito-borne Zika virus to be an international public health emergency as the disease linked to thousands of birth defects in Brazil spreads rapidly.

2月1日，世界卫生组织宣布由蚊媒传播的寨卡病毒为全球突发公共卫生事件，该病毒已在巴西快速传播，造成了成千上万的婴儿出现出生缺陷。

世卫组织统计，截至目前，美洲、非洲等已有超过20个国家报告出现寨卡病毒传播。疫情最严重的是巴西、哥伦比亚等美洲国家。

What is Zika virus, and how is it spread?

什么是寨卡病毒？它是如何传播的？

Zika is a tropical disease, like yellow fever and dengue. It is spread to people through mosquito bites, not person to person. The aggressive yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti, has spread most Zika cases. Although the virus is normally spread by mosquitoes, there has been one report of possible spread through blood transfusion and one of possible spread through sex.