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Zika Virus Outbreak May Be Result of Bioweapon - Ex-Russian Surgeon General

© Flickr / Katja SchulzRussia’s former Surgeon General said that one of the possible causes for the spread of the deadly Zika virus outbreak could be the use of biological warfare.
Russia’s former Surgeon General said that one of the possible causes for the spread of the deadly Zika virus outbreak could be the use of biological warfare. - Sputnik International
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Russia’s former Surgeon General said that one of the possible causes for the spread of the deadly Zika virus outbreak could be the use of biological warfare.

A municipal health worker carries out fumigation on a street as part of the city's efforts to prevent the spread of the Zika virus vector, the Aedes aegypti mosquito, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, January 30, 2016 - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) One of the possible causes for the spread of the deadly Zika virus outbreak could be the use of biological warfare, Russia’s former Chief State Sanitary Physician Gennady Onishchenko said Tuesday.

On Monday, the World Health Organization declared the Zika virus outbreak a "public health emergency of international concern," after previously warning that the virus would likely infect up to 4 million people.

"This is being looked into…If we don’t do anything at all, this will become a man-made spread [of the disease]. This infection has been known since 1948 and it lived very quietly, but over the last few years, it began to grow," Onishchenko told RIA Novosti.

He added that the international community should analyze possible risks of the virus spreading and then perform disinfection procedures in the regions affected by the disease.

The Zika virus affects primarily monkeys and humans and is transmitted by daytime-active mosquitoes. A causal relationship between Zika virus infection and neurological disorders, including microcephaly, is strongly suspected, though not yet confirmed.

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