Singapore: The Zika virus behind an outbreak in Singapore likely evolved from a strain which was already circulating in South-East Asia, scientists here have found out.
This means that it was probably not imported from South America, where Zika has been linked with microcephaly – a serious condition which affects unborn children.
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