[Editorial] Another kind of Zika public health emergency

A year ago, on Feb 1, 2016, WHO declared the Zika virus epidemic a public health emergency. In a brave show of leadership no doubt spurred by the embarrassment of failing to act sooner on the Ebola outbreak threats, Director-General Margaret Chan sounded the alarm about the potential links between Zika virus and rising neurological disorders despite a lack of conclusive data. By doing so she stimulated an international collective effort, scientific research, and funding that helped stabilise the crisis.

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