Zika threat: UK travellers told use condoms

Men in the UK are being urged to wear condoms for a month after returning from any of the 23 countries affected by the Zika virus.

In guidance to health professionals, Public Health England (PHE) said the risk of transmission of the virus through sex was very low but condoms should be used as a precaution.

It said: “Sexual transmission of Zika virus has been recorded in a limited number of cases, and the risk of sexual transmission of Zika virus is thought to be very low.