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Announcement: WHO to change the way it reports information on the Zika virus epidemic and associated fetal malformations and neurological disorders


Henceforward, WHO will publish information on the Zika virus epidemic and potentially associated fetal malformations and neurological disorders (e.g., microcephaly and other congenital neurological malformation, Guillain-Barré syndrome, etc.) in the weekly Zika situation reports:

Member States are encouraged to continue to report surveillance data according to the WHO Interim guidance for the surveillance for Zika virus infection, microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome: