Colombia Zika outbreak: microcephaly cases four times higher this year

Report shows sharp increase in rates of the rare birth defect over last year in Colombia, where Zika infected 20,000 pregnant women since October 2015Cases of microcephaly in Colombia were four times higher this year than last, an increase that coincides with a widespread outbreak of the Zika virus in the country, according to a report released on Friday.At its peak in July, microcephaly cases in Colombia were nine times higher than in the same month in 2015, according to the US Centers for Dise