Zika virus has been recorded in Angola. The country confirmed on Wednesday that it had recorded first two cases of the virus.
Reuters news agency reported that the country’s Health Minister José Luis Gomes Sambo told reporters in the Angolan capital Luanda that “Up until two months ago, we didn´t have any detected case, but, now, we have two cases of Zika,”
He further stated that “We have to take preventable measures, especially in the anti-vectorial fight against the mosquitoes.”
Angola is just recovering from a yellow fever epidemic that killed hundreds of people three months ago.
The Zika virus, carried by mosquitoes, devastated Brazil when it was recorded in 2015. It has spread to more than 60 countries and territories since its outbreak.
Source: Africafeeds.com
