(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) SAN SALVADOR El Salvador Safar 22 1437 December 04 2015 SPA -- Public health authorities in El Salvador are seeing an increase in cases of Zika a mosquito-borne dengue-like virus that has been linked to malformations in newborn babies AP reported.
The assistant minister of health says authorities will increase protective pre-natal monitoring and other measures.
Eduardo Espinoza said Friday that preventive measures to stop the spread of the disease are already being taken because such measures are the same for Zika and dengue.
Those measures include spraying and eliminating mosquito breeding grounds.
-- SPA
23:58 LOCAL TIME 20:58 GMT
Legal Disclaimer:
MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.