GENEVA: Local Zika virus transmission cases have been reported in 47 countries, a senior official of the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

Bruce Aylward, the WHO Executive Director for Outbreaks and Health Emergencies, said there exists “accumulating evidence” of a link between the Zika virus and two neurological disorders, microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome, reported in nine of 47 countries hit by Zika fever.

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