GENEVA — People returning from areas where the Zika virus is found
should follow safe sex practices or abstain from sex for at least eight
weeks rather than just four, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
The recommendation, which doubles the abstinence
period the WHO previously had 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.
If the male partner in a couple planning
pregnancy has symptoms of the Zika virus, the period of safe abstinence
should be six months, he added.
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Source: NBC News
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