MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russia’s Zika testing system is posting good results, the head of Russia’s public health and consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said Tuesday.
"We are working on a pilot test system. It works and is showing very good results," Anna Popova told reporters.
In late February, Popova said the process of registering the Russia-developed method of diagnosing the Zika virus had begun and could be completed within a week.
The Zika virus is transmitted by daytime-active mosquitoes. It does not cause serious complications in adults but is suspected of leading to severe brain defects and cases of microcephaly in newborns.
The current Zika outbreak originated in Brazil in the spring of 2015 before spreading across Latin America and gaining widespread media attention as confirmations of the first cases emerged in Europe and the United States earlier this year.
