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<p>Public Health England (PHE) and the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC)
have been carefully monitoring the Zika virus outbreak in the Americas since it was
first reported in Brazil during May 2015. When the Brazilian Ministry of Health announced
a potential link between maternal Zika virus infection and microcephaly in December
2015, PHE and NaTHNaC published updated advice for travellers to South and Central
America and the Caribbean, including specific advice for pregnant women. This advice
continues to be updated regularly as more information becomes available.</p><br /><p>PHE
has been and continues to liaise with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists,
Association of British Neurologists and the Association of British Travel Agents who
have published updates on their respective websites. The Foreign and Commonwealth
Office has also updated its country travel advice pages with information about Zika
virus.</p>
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