Zika virus must be reported to the health authorities in Ireland
The Zika virus has been added to a list of diseases that must be reported to the health authorities here.
Health Minister Simon Harris has signed the regulation making the Virus a "notifiable disease" in Ireland.
The measure's designed to help identify possible outbreaks of the disease.
However, the department of health says Ireland is a low-risk country, for the Zika virus.
