Sexual transmission of the Zika virus is more common than previously thought, according to the World Health Organization. After a meeting of its emergency committee on Tuesday, the U.N. health agency said there was also increasing evidence that a spike in birth defects and neurological problems are caused by the disease. Local transmission of Zika has now been reported in 31 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean.
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