Singapore on Friday confirmed two cases of locally transmitted infections of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, bringing the total number of reported cases in the city-state this year to eight. The viral disease carried by mosquitoes has spread to more than 60 countries since an outbreak was identified in Brazil in 2015, raising alarm over its […]
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The World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Friday that the Zika virus and related neurological complications no longer constitute an international emergency but said that it would continue to work on the outbreak through a “robust programme”. The WHO’s Emergency Committee, which declared an international public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) in February, said […]
Read More Donated blood should be tested for the Zika virus, which can cause birth defects, US regulators warned amid a mounting outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease in the United States. The move announced Friday revises a previous Food and Drug Administration guideline issued in February that recommended active screening of donated blood only in “areas with […]
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GOOGLE engineers are working with U.N. child agency UNICEF to analyse data in an effort to map and anticipate the spread of the Zika virus, linked to birth defects among children in Brazil, the company said on Thursday. According to Reuters, Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc, said in a statement it was providing a […]
Read More (AP) BRAZIL has signed an agreement with a Texas research hospital to develop a vaccine against the Zika virus, the country’s health minister said Thursday, adding the goal is for the vaccine to be ready for clinical testing within 12 months. Minister Marcelo Castro said at a news conference that the government will invest $1.9 […]
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If Brazilians are worried about the Zika virus, it clearly didn’t show during this weekend’s pre-Carnival celebrations, CNN report. The sun and heat brought thousands of people out into the streets of Brazil’s main cities. Carnival doesn’t officially start until Thursday, but it’s customary to start celebrations earlier. According to Brazilian state run news agency […]
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MARIA Erlinda Guzman desperately wants a baby, and has been undergoing fertility treatments at El Salvador’s largest women’s hospital. But now, she fears her dream of motherhood may be dashed by Zika. ABC news After her country took the extraordinary step of advising women to avoid pregnancies for two years due to concerns about the […]
Read More 1. What is Zika and why is it so serious? The Zika virus is a flavivirus, part of the same family as yellow fever, West Nile, chikungunya and dengue. But unlike some of those viruses, there is no vaccine to prevent Zika or medicine to treat the infection. Zika is commanding worldwide attention because of […]
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