世界卫生组织建议各国有关机构,不要接受近期从寨卡病毒传播国家返回者捐献的血液。
The World Health Organization is advising officials not to accept blood donations from people who recently returned from countries affected by the Zika virus.
寨卡病毒是一种通过蚊子叮咬传播的病毒,目前在拉丁美洲迅速传播,特别是巴西。寨卡病毒对孕妇构成最大威胁。
The mosquito-borne virus is most prevalent in Latin America, particularly Brazil, and poses its greatest danger to pregnant women.
医生怀疑寨卡病毒与一种罕见的新生儿小头症有关。
Doctors suspect the Zika virus is linked to a rare neurological condition called microcephaly, which causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads.
巴西报告说,自去年10月以来发现了4000多起新生儿小头症病例。让专家们感到迷惑的是,其他拉美国家也存在寨卡病毒,但几乎没有发现过新生儿小头症病例。
Brazil reports more than 4,000 microcephaly cases since October. But experts are puzzled why it is nearly non-existent in other Latin American countries where the Zika virus is present.
西班牙星期四证实,一名最近去过哥伦比亚的孕妇感染了寨卡病毒。这是欧洲第一个涉及妊娠的寨卡病毒感染病例。
Spain confirmed the virus Thursday in a pregnant woman who recently traveled to Colombia. It is the first known pregnancy-related Zika case in Europe.
目前没有针对寨卡病毒感染的治疗手段,但一些全球制药大公司正在加紧研制疫苗。
There is currently no treatment for Zika. But a number of global pharmaceutical houses are rapidly working on a vaccine.