Zika
Health officials watching mosquitoes in Texas after Harvey
Health & Fitness
October 7, 2017
Health officials watching mosquitoes in Texas after Harvey
Health officials in Texas will be on watch in coming weeks for any increases in mosquito-borne diseases including the West…
World must ready for global microcephaly ‘epidemic’: study
Egypt
September 16, 2016
World must ready for global microcephaly ‘epidemic’: study
The world should prepare for a "global epidemic" of microcephaly, a condition which restricts head growth in foetuses, as the…
Where’s Zika going next?
Health & Fitness
September 2, 2016
Where’s Zika going next?
Scientists trying to predict the future path of Zika say that 2.6 billion people living in parts of Asia and…
Back to its roots: how Zika may threaten Africa
Health & Fitness
February 15, 2016
Back to its roots: how Zika may threaten Africa
Florzinha Amado is eight months pregnant and trying to stay calm about whether the Zika virus infection she contracted at…
Zika effect short-lived in Latin American stocks, for now: Morgan Stanley
Business
February 15, 2016
Zika effect short-lived in Latin American stocks, for now: Morgan Stanley
The spread of the Zika virus will likely affect tourism and transport-related stocks in Latin America in the short term,…
Zika link to birth defects could be proven within weeks: WHO
Health & Fitness
February 13, 2016
Zika link to birth defects could be proven within weeks: WHO
The suspected link between the Zika virus and two neurological disorders, the birth defect microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome, could be…
In Central America, gangs an obstacle in battle against Zika
World
February 10, 2016
In Central America, gangs an obstacle in battle against Zika
For health workers battling Zika across much of Central America, the immediate menace is not the mosquitoes that transmit the…
Is Egypt really Zika free?
Health & Fitness
February 9, 2016
Is Egypt really Zika free?
Following the uncontrollable outbreak of the Zika virus in South America, the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency…
Health Ministry admits Zika mosquito found in Egypt
Egypt
February 7, 2016
Health Ministry admits Zika mosquito found in Egypt
The Health Ministry has said that the mosquito carrying the Zika virus, which has recently caught the world's attention as…
First US Zika virus transmission reported, attributed to sex
Health & Fitness
February 3, 2016
First US Zika virus transmission reported, attributed to sex
The first known case of Zika virus transmission in the United States was reported in Texas on Tuesday by local…