The World Health Organization recently announced that Zika is no longer a public health emergency of international concern as defined under the International Health Regulations, according to an article on the Becker's Infection Control and Clinical Quality website.
However, Zika and associated complications still pose a significant health challenge.
The term 'Public Health Emergency of International Concern' is defined as "an extraordinary event which is determined…to constitute a public health risk to other States through the international spread of disease; and to potentially require a coordinated international response."
The Emergency Committee on Zika and microcephaly met on Nov. 18, 2016, via teleconference, where they made this decision.
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