THE Zika virus has been the predominant item across news agencies this past couple of weeks. Until the outbreak in Brazil in May last year (2015), most of us can probably safely assume had never heard of it or forgotten the Pacific region outbreak within the last decade (2007, 2013-2014).

The spread of the Zika disease and its association with microcephaly (a congenital malformation that manifests as abnormally small heads which may lead to delayed brain development) prompted the World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare the Zika virus an international public health emergency on Monday (February 1, 2016).

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