Zika link to microcephaly, neurological disorders show 'strong scientific consensus': WHO
32 babies with microcephaly in Colombia under investigation
In its previous weekly report, the United Nations agencysaid the mosquito-borne virus that is spreading across LatinAmerica and the Caribbean was "highly likely" to be a cause.
"Based on observational, cohort and case-control studies, there is a strong scientific consensus that Zika virus is acause of GBS (Guillain-BarrSyndrome), microcephaly and otherneurological disorders," the WHO said in an update.
The WHO declared the Zika outbreak an international healthemergency on Feb. 1, citing a "strongly suspected" relationshipbetween Zika infection in pregnancy and microcephaly.
Microcephaly and other fetal malformations have also beenreported in Colombia, where 56,477 suspected cases of Zika virusincluding 2,361 laboratory-confirmed have been reported.
Two babies from Cabo (Cape) Verde in Africa have also beenreported as having microcephaly, it said.