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A health expert is expressing concern about the lack of information on the Zika virus provided by authorities in Venezuela and is urging the government of President Nicolas Maduro to starting a national prevention campaign.
Dr. Jose Felix Oletta, a former health minister and member of the non-governmental Organization to Defend National Epidemiology, said the Zika virus is “now a public menace” even though there are no official statistics on it.
President Barack Obama is calling for speeding up research to diagnose, prevent and treat Zika virus.
Obama met with public health and national security officials about the mosquito-borne virus in the Situation Room. The White House says Obama was briefed on steps being taken to protect Americans and factors that could cause the virus to spread in the U.S. Officials also updated the president on how the virus’ spread in the hemisphere could affect the economy and development.
Leaders from the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health and Human Services Department took part in the meeting.
The White House says Obama told the officials that all Americans should have information about the virus and how to protect themselves from infection.
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