THE United States on Friday advised pregnant women to temporarily postpone their travel to the Philippines and 10 other Southeast Asian countries where Zika infection have been reported.

“Zika virus has been present in areas of Southeast Asia for many years, and several countries have reported occasional cases or small outbreaks of Zika virus infections,” the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in an advisory posted on its website.

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