Health Ministry: Malaysia vulnerable to spread of Zika virus

A man holds his infant son, who suffers from microcephaly, in Recife, Brazil, - Reuters

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has cautioned that Malaysia is vulnerable to the spread of the Zika virus.

Deputy Health Director-General Datuk Dr Lokman Halim Sulaiman said in a statement on Friday that the Ministry was monitoring the spread of the virus and believed that the disease could spread to Malaysia because of the high presence of Aedes mosquitoes in the country.