Zika virus: Tonga concerned about possible outbreak

Friday, February 5, 2016 - 05:50 in Health & Medicine

The tiny South Pacific island nation of Tonga has declared an outbreak of the Zika virus after five cases of the mosquito-borne illness were confirmed and another 259 suspected, the country's chief medical officer said on Friday.

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