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- We look at the spread of the Zika virus, which scientists have linked to
rising temperatures from global warming because of the increased incidence of
mosquito-borne infections. The illness, while generally not life-threatening,
has been linked to the birth defect microcephaly, which causes babies to be born
with abnormally small heads. The World Health Organization has declared the Zika
virus an international public health emergency, saying the virus is "spreading
explosively" and that up to 4 million people in the Americas could be infected
by the end of this year. Brazil has been hardest hit by Zika with over 4,000
cases of infants with severe birth defects which could be linked to the virus.
Meanwhile, officials in Texas have reported the first case of the virus
contracted in the United States, saying it was sexually transmitted. We are
joined by Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, and Dr. Amy ...
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