丹麥一居民寨卡病毒檢查結果呈陽性
Health officials in Denmark said Wednesday a resident who had traveled to South and Central American has tested positive for the Zika virus.
According to the World Health Organization, the mosquito-borne virus could be linked to 4,000 suspected cases of microcephaly in Brazil, a condition that results in abnormally small heads in newborns and can affect brain development.
There is no treatment or cure for Zika virus infections, and an outbreak in Brazil and at least 20 other countries and territories in the Americas has prompted public health warnings.
Authorities in El Salvador and Colombia have recommended women postpone getting pregnant. In Brazil, 200,000 troops are traveling to homes to distribute pamphlets with advice on mosquito eradication.丹麥衛生官員星期三說，曾前往中南美洲的1名丹麥居民寨卡病毒檢查結果呈陽性。
世界衛生組織說，這種由蚊子叮咬傳播的病毒可能與巴西至少4千起疑似畸形小頭病例有關，這種病會導致新生兒頭部小於常規，並可能影響大腦發育。
目前還沒有治療寨卡病毒感染的辦法。這種病毒在巴西以及其他至少20個美洲國家和地區的蔓延，促使公共衛生機構針對這一事態發出警告。
薩爾瓦多和哥倫比亞的衛生當局建議婦女推遲懷孕。在巴西，20萬軍人奉命前往各家各戶，散發有關滅蚊方法的傳單。
