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The Zika virus is basically our fault, WHO chief says

The epidemic is the "price being paid for a massive policy failure that dropped the ball on mosquito control in the 1970s," WHO's head said on Monday.

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan leaves after delivering a speech during the World Health Assembly, with some 3,000 delegates from its 194 member states on May 23, 2016 in Geneva. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty)
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan leaves after delivering a speech during the World Health Assembly, with some 3,000 delegates from its 194 member states on May 23, 2016 in Geneva. AFP/Getty Images

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