Did it come as a surprise when you learned that Donald Trump trumped Hillary Clinton to win the United States presidential election? Given that Zika has spread to more than 50 countries, it would appear to come as good news that WHO “downgraded” the status of virus from a public health emergency. In reality, there is a huge misunderstanding about the spread of Zika and the WHO view of it. The WHO announcement does not have much to recommend about the threat of Zika being over and done with. What the announcement says is that the spread of Zika is still a public health problem.

Source: Forbes December 05, 2016 15:25 UTC