201516 Zika virus epidemic

News

Brazil Says Zika Virus Emergency Is Over

Brazil has declared an end to a national emergency over the Zika virus after a sharp decrease in cases. The number of...

International

Brazil Says Zika Emergency Is Over

Brazil has declared an end to a national emergency over the Zika virus after a sharp decrease in cases. The number of...

Headlines

One In 10 US Women With Zika Had Deformed Fetus Or Baby

About one in 10 women in the United States who were infected with Zika virus while pregnant had a fetus or baby with...

Headlines

One In 10 US Women With Zika Had Deformed Fetus Or Baby

About one in 10 women in the United States who were infected with Zika virus while pregnant had a fetus or baby with...

Headlines

Is Yellow Fever the New Zika Virus?

Health experts fear a random outbreak of yellow fever in Brazil could affect millions if it isn't contained. The entire...

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Birth Defects Jump Twentyfold In Zika-Hit Mothers

Pregnant women infected with the Zika virus last year were 20 times more likely to bear children with birth defects...

International

Zika Virus ‘no Longer An Emergency’

The mosquito-borne Zika virus will no longer be treated as an international medical emergency, the World Health...

International

US Congress Blocks Zika Funding Bill

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is known to transmit Zika virus The US Senate has failed to pass a funding bill to help...

International

Nigeria, India Top List of Countries At Greatest Risk of Zika Virus

Nigeria has emerged as one of the countries at greater risk of Zika virus transmission. According to a new study...

International

Zika Virus May Be Transmitted by Oral Sex & Kissing, Doctors Warn

A Zika case in France has led scientists to raise the possibility that the virus could be transmitted by oral sex and...