3 reasons why Nigeria is not safe from disease
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Zika Virus outbreak a global public health emergency.
Glecion Fernando holds his 2 month old son Guilherme Soares Amorim, who was born with microcephaly, near at her house in Ipojuca, Brazil, February 1, 2016. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has subsequently declared the outbreak a global public health emergency.
The outbreak is currently centred in the Americas with only one African country, Cape Verde, recording cases of the disease.
However, here are three reasons why Nigeria is not safe from the Zika Virus:
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The most practical step to stopping the spread of the outbreak at this time is the combatting of the Aedes aegypti mosquito and destruction of any possible breeding grounds.
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