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szdaily -> World Economy
Tata may change‘Zica’ car name as virus spreads
     2016-February-4  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

    INDIAN carmaker Tata Motors is considering changing the name of its new Zica hatchback as global panic mounts over an outbreak of the identical-sounding Zika virus.

    Tata Motors has in recent weeks been heavily promoting the small Zica with a marketing campaign starring Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi.

    But its launch comes at an unfortunate time, with the mosquito-borne Zika virus spreading rapidly through Latin America, where it has been blamed for a surge in brain-damaged babies.

    “We are evaluating the whole situation. No decision has been made yet,” said Minari Shah, head of corporate communications at Tata Motors in Mumbai.

    The car is due to go on show at India’s Auto Expo 2016, which opens its doors in the capital New Delhi this week. But the name of the car has already been publicized and promoted by the company. Tata, the owner of Jaguar Land Rover, has touted the Zica’s stylishness and “peppy driving experience.”

    The Zika virus, transmitted by the aggressive Aedes aegypti mosquito, has now spread to at least 24 countries. The World Health Organization, which estimates 3 million to 4 million people across the Americas will be infected with the virus in the next year, declared Monday an international health emergency over the Zika virus.

    It said the virus was “strongly suspected” to be linked to a large number of babies born with microcephaly, or abnormally small heads.

    Brazil has warned pregnant women to stay away from the Olympics, which open in August in Rio de Janeiro.

    India is particularly susceptible to mosquito-borne illnesses. Dengue fever, a close relative of Zika, remains common in the country. (SD-Agencies)

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