Zika is in the air.
The beginning of 2016 has seen the world thrust into another global infectious disease crisis, fanned by the politics and fear of uncertainty and media speculation. Reports of the Zika virus outbreak emerged in late 2015, and have proliferated in early 2016. Most distressing have been the headlines, and associated images, possibly linking the virus …
The Zika virus was recently declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), which puts the World Health Organization (WHO) at the centre of the global response to the virus. Given the recent controversies around the management of infectious disease outbreaks – where the WHO has been variously accused of underreacting or overreacting to threats – the unfolding of …
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