In Pictures: Battling the devastating Zika virus

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday (Feb 1) declared the mosquito-borne Zika virus to be an international public health emergency. The disease is linked to thousands of birth defects in Brazil and is spreading rapidly to other parts of Latin America and beyond. Here's a look in pictures at the global fight against Zika.

Parents and their children crowd a hospital in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Feb 1, 2016.
Parents and their children crowd a hospital in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Feb 1, 2016.PHOTO: AFP
Brazilian soldiers (left) and health agents conduct an inspection for the Aedes aegypti mosquito as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the Zika virus.
Brazilian soldiers (left) and health agents conduct an inspection for the Aedes aegypti mosquito as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the Zika virus.PHOTO: REUTERS
A health worker fumigates a house as residents wait outside during a campaign against the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases at Carabayllo district, Peru.
A health worker fumigates a house as residents wait outside during a campaign against the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases at Carabayllo district, Peru. PHOTO: REUTERS
A municipal worker trims vegetation as part of the city's efforts to prevent the spread of the Zika virus in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
A municipal worker trims vegetation as part of the city's efforts to prevent the spread of the Zika virus in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.PHOTO: REUTERS
Guilherme Soares Amorim, who was born with microcephaly, gets his head measured by his mother Germana Soares.
Guilherme Soares Amorim, who was born with microcephaly, gets his head measured by his mother Germana Soares.PHOTO: REUTERS
A health worker carries out fumigation as part of preventive measures against the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases at a cemetery in Peru.
A health worker carries out fumigation as part of preventive measures against the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases at a cemetery in Peru.PHOTO: REUTERS
Health ministry personnel fumigate a classroom in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Feb 1, 2016.
Health ministry personnel fumigate a classroom in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Feb 1, 2016.PHOTO: AFP
Pregnant women wait to be checked by a doctor at the Alonso Suazo clinic in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Feb 1, 2016.
Pregnant women wait to be checked by a doctor at the Alonso Suazo clinic in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Feb 1, 2016.PHOTO: AFP
A health worker carries out fumigation as part of preventive measures against the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases at a cemetery in Peru.
A health worker carries out fumigation as part of preventive measures against the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases at a cemetery in Peru.PHOTO: REUTERS
Sandra Milena Ovallos (third right), who is 25 weeks pregnant, takes a medical examination at a clinic in Colombia.
Sandra Milena Ovallos (third right), who is 25 weeks pregnant, takes a medical examination at a clinic in Colombia.PHOTO: EPA
Residents are reflected in a puddle of stagnant water as they walk in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Residents are reflected in a puddle of stagnant water as they walk in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. PHOTO: REUTERS
Glecion Fernando holds his two-month-old son Guilherme Soares Amorim, who was born with microcephaly, at their house in Ipojuca, Brazil.
Glecion Fernando holds his two-month-old son Guilherme Soares Amorim, who was born with microcephaly, at their house in Ipojuca, Brazil.PHOTO: REUTERS
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Feb 2, 2016, 2:22 pm SGT
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