WHO declares end of Zika emergency but says virus remains threat
GENEVA/CHICAGO: The World Health Organisation on Friday declared that Zika no longer constitutes an international… Read More
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Zika Virus
World must ready for global microcephaly ‘epidemic’: study
PARIS: The world should prepare for a "global epidemic" of microcephaly, a condition which restricts head… Read More
8 years ago
WHO says $122 million needed for global response to Zika virus
LONDON: Almost $122 million is needed to prevent and manage the medical complications of the… Read More
9 years ago
WHO rejects call for Olympics to be moved due to Zika
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday rejected a call for the Rio Olympic… Read More
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Medical experts want Rio Olympics delayed or moved due to Zika
More than 100 medical experts, academia and scientists on Friday have called for the Rio… Read More
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U.S. Senate approves $1.1 billion to fight Zika virus
WASHINGTON: An election-year fight over addressing the spreading Zika virus intensified in the U.S. Congress… Read More
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Indebted Puerto Rico has no money to fight Zika
WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Monday that Puerto Rico, its economy being crushed… Read More
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Brazil will make Olympics safe from Zika virus – WHO official
World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan said on Tuesday Brazil is doing a… Read More
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Research on link between Zika and birth defects expected by May
Two U.S.-Brazilian studies will have initial results by May on whether the Zika virus spreading… Read More
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Corrected: WHO seeks $56 million for Zika; Brazil microcephaly cases rise
The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Wednesday for $56 million to combat the Zika… Read More
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Large-scale trials for Zika vaccines at least 18 months away: WHO
GENEVA: Large-scale trials for Zika virus vaccines are at least 18 months away, while establishing… Read More
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Three ways to combat Zika virus, from mosquito-eating fish to fogging
BOGOTA: The mosquito-borne Zika virus, 'strongly suspected' of links to birth defects in babies in… Read More
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China confirms first case of Zika virus
BEIJING: China has confirmed its first case of the Zika virus in a man who… Read More
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France restricts blood transfusions over Zika virus
PARIS: Travelers coming back from any outbreak zones of the Zika virus will need to… Read More
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Brazil mosquito repellent sales surge amid Zika outbreak
RIO DE JANEIRO: Mosquito-borne viruses including Zika, which is feared to cause brain damage in… Read More
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First U.S. Zika virus transmission reported
The first known case of Zika virus transmission in the United States was reported in… Read More
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Fearing global spread WHO creates Zika virus response unit
GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Tuesday it had created a global unit to respond… Read More
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Olympic committee gives thumbs-up to anti-Zika virus measures
LOS ANGELES: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has welcomed measures being taken to tackle… Read More
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WHO meets to decide whether to declare Zika virus global emergency
GENEVA: Independent experts to the World Health Organization began deliberating on Monday whether to declare… Read More
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Race for Zika vaccine gathers momentum as virus spreads
Companies and scientists are racing to create a Zika vaccine as concern grows over the… Read More
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