Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam
IPOH: The Health Ministry views seriously the problem of microcephaly in babies linked to Zika infection in pregnant women after Thailand confirmed last week of its first known cases.
On Friday, 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.
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