Officials warn that the Zika virus is spreading at 'explosive' speed
The threat posed by the Zika virus could be classed as a 'global health emergency' according to the World Health Organisation. Officials warn that the virus is spreading at 'explosive' speed.
We discussed how dangerous it is and what precautions we can take with Dr Richard Dawood, a specialist in tropical medicine, Marie-Claire Zahri, who's being tested for the virus after she returned from her honeymoon in Brazil, Victoria Bacon from the Association of British Travel Agents and Dr Paul Cosford from Public Health England.
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