Zika panic grows in Africa‚ but cheap rapid test on cards

04 July 2016 - 14:23
By Tanya Farber

The dreaded Zika virus has become the new game of cat and mouse that scientists once played with HIV‚ and while South Africa remains free of it‚ two African nations are now affected. Researchers have also found that microcephaly - small brain and head - is not the only problem Zika causes‚ while other scientists are developing a cheap and rapid detection test.

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