The World Health Organization released its initial response plan to the Zika virus outbreak, launching a funding appeal for the $56 million (50 million euros) 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. In the Philippines, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines has advised airport operators and authorities to disinfect aircrafts to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes that carry the virus. Zika, which resembles a light case of the flu, is transmitted by mosquito species found in tropical and sub-tropical regions: Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, or tiger mosquitoes.
Read about the WHO response plan on Rappler Science.
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