Central America street gangs are impeding the work of health officials in their quest to quell the Zika virus in highly affected areas.
Nearly 100 nerves disorder cases in Colombia linked by health experts to Zika virus.
The study was conducted among 29 babies.
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The U.N. officials are now asking countries in the Latin American region, where most are predominantly Catholics, to reconsider their stand on abortion and modify laws to give these pregnant women an access to sexual and reproductive health services, including abortion.
Doctors learned that some Brazilian babies are suffering from a severe case of microcephaly.
The Zika virus is being carried by mosquitoes, but another concern regarding the possible transmission of the virus has surfaced when health officials in Brazil were able to detect Zika in the saliva and urine of patients.
Lack of medical resources contribute to the alarming spread of the Zika virus in Venezuela.