The Red Cross has put out an emergency appeal for funding to help with the outbreak of the Zika virus, which could infect as many as 4 million people in the Americas this year.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescents Societies launched the appeal Tuesday for $2.3 million to support the regional response to the crisis.

The virus is believed to be linked to microcephaly, a neurological disorder in which babies are born with abnormally small heads.

On Monday the World Health Organization declared the spread of the Zika virus to be a global public health emergency and made the read more >>>

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