MUMBAI: Densely packed slums, rampant mosquitoes and a history of rapidly spreading infections make Asia pa rticularly vulnerable to the devastating Zika virus, posing a massive challenge for the region, health experts warn.

Thailand confirmed on Tuesday that a man contracted the mosquito-borne infection, blamed for a surge in the number of brain-damaged babies in South America, while Indonesia has also reported a domestic case.

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