Bangkok: Thai health authorities said microcephaly in two babies was caused by the Zika virus, in what is believed to be South-East Asia’s first confirmed cases linking the sickness and the birth defect.
The announcement could affect Thailand’s key tourism industry, one of the kingdom’s few economic bright spots under junta rule, with many Western governments warning pregnant women against non-essential travel to Zika-affected areas.
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