Colombia reports 5,000 Zika cases in first weeks of 2016, more than 500 pregnant women monitored

Since the Zika virus outbreak hit Colombia in Oct. 2015, more than 16,000 laboratory and clinically confirmed and suspected cases have been reported by health officials. In the first weeks of 2016, more than 5,ooo confirmed and suspected cases have been seen. Health officials note that the average notifications for the last five weeks was 1,749 ["]