Zika virus causes miscarriages and women affected won’t even know - where NOT to travel
Zika virus does not naturally occur in the UK - outbreaks have been reported in the Pacific Islands, South and Central America, the Caribbean, Africa, and parts of south and southeast Asia.
While the disease, speed by mosquitoes, is a very mild infection, it can be more serious for pregnant women.
Evidence has shown it causes birth defects such as abnormally small heads.
But now, new research suggests the Zika infection can cause miscarriages, and the women affected won’t even know.
A study of monkeys in the US found 26 per cent of those infected with Zika during early stages of pregnancy had a miscarriage, even though the animals showed little or no signs of the disease.