Colombia declares Zika outbreak over

Published July 25, 2016 8:26pm ET



Colombia’s Zika outbreak has ended, as health officials said that the number of cases of the mosquito-borne illness has dissipated.

The country’s health minister told reporters Monday that the cases have been dropping by 600 a week, Reuters said. The country has had nearly 75,000 suspected cases of Zika in the outbreak.

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