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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3617825/UN-Sex-transmission-Zika-common-thought.html
Sexual transmission of Zika is MORE common than first feared, says WHO - as couples are told to abstain from sex for 8 weeks amid microcephaly fears
By Lizzie Parry For Dailymail.com
13:22 31 May 2016, updated 19:22 31 May 2016
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Sexual transmission of the Zika virus is more common than first feared
WHO experts advise couples abstain from sex or use protection for 8 weeks - up from 4 - when one or both partners return from virus-hit area
Comes amid fears the virus can trigger birth defect microcephaly*
Sexual transmission of the Zika virus is more common that health experts first feared, it has emerged.
The discovery has prompted the World Health Organization to revise its advise to women who have visited areas hit by the virus.
Health experts now suggest women abstain from sex, or use protection and delay conceiving for at least eight weeks after they or their partner returns from areas where Zika is rife.
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Sexual transmission of the Zika virus is more common that health experts first feared, it has emerged. The discovery has prompted the World Health Organization to revise its advise regarding conception, urging couples to abstain from sex or use protection and delay conceiving for at least eight weeks*
The WHO said today that couples or women planning pregnancy 'are strongly recommend to wait at least eight weeks before trying to conceive', to ensure the virus has cleared their bodies.
The recommendation, which doubles the abstinence period the WHO had previously advised, comes after scientists found the virus lingers longer than previously thought in blood or other body fluids, spokesman Christian Lindmeier told a news briefing.*
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