Major airlines and cruise lines are offering
free refunds or rebooking for pregnant women and their companions in
response to growing concerns over travel to countries and regions
affected by the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
The virus, which may be linked to an increase in cases of a birth
defect called microcephaly, is "spreading explosively" through Latin
America and the Caribbean, a World Health Organization official warned
Thursday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control issued a travel alert on Jan. 15 advising pregnant women to consider delaying travel to affected areas to avoid the possibility of being infected.
Airlines contacted Thursday by NBC News would
not provide figures on the number of cancellations they are handling as a
result of the warnings. But they said they are trying to make it easy
for affected travelers.
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Source: NBC News
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