Zika virus disease epidemic (seventh update)

Safety warnings | Blood & Tissue | 08/07/2016

Given the current circulation of Zika virus; the evidence of an association between Zika virus infection during pregnancy and congenital malformations of the central nervous system (CNS); the association between Zikavirus infection and Guillain–Barré Syndrome(GBS)and the risk of local vector-borne transmission in Europe during the 2016 summer season, EU/EEA Member States are recommended to consider a range of mitigation measures.

The following uncertainties have been taken into consideration when developing the proposed options for response

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