WHO launches US$56m Zika response plan
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Geneva
THE World Health Organization on Wednesday released its initial response plan to the Zika virus outbreak, launching a funding appeal for the US$56 million operation.
The unprecedented outbreak of the virus, first discovered in Uganda in 1947, has become a global concern, with Zika now strongly suspected of causing two serious neurological disorders, microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome.
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