Tag Archives: ZIKA VIRUS
Brazil confirms 641 cases of microcephaly amid Zika outbreak
Brazil has confirmed 641 cases of microcephaly and 139 babies with the birth defect who have died since the Zika virus outbreak started in October, the Health Ministry said. The latest figure was up 10 percent over the number of
First case of sexually transmitted Zika virus seen in France
A high-ranking French health official says a first case of sexually transmitted Zika virus has been diagnosed in France on a non-pregnant woman. Francois Bourdillon, the director general of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance, told BFM television that
Obama sends Congress $1.9 bln request to combat Zika virus
United States President Barack Obama has sent lawmakers an official $1.9 billion request to combat the spread of the Zika virus in Latin America and the U.S. He is also requesting flexibility to use a limited portion of leftover funds
Saudi Arabia says it is free of Zika virus
The Ministry of Health announced that Saudi Arabia has not recorded any cases of Zika virus. A source said the ministry has in place a preventive program educating health practitioners on how to deal with the virus if they came
Kingdom alive to Zika virus threat
Saudi Aabia has been taking preventive measures against the Zika virus, which is fast becoming a global concern. Zika is an emerging mosquito-borne virus that was first identified in humans in 1952 in Uganda and Tanzania. Its outbreaks have been
Top U.S. researcher says zika vaccine is years away
The hunt for a vaccine to prevent the Zika virus could take years, a top U.S. health chief said amid a worrying outbreak of the mosquito-borne illness blamed for birth defects. There is no vaccine or treatment for Zika, which
Obama urges rapid Zika research as virus spreads
President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for the rapid development of tests, vaccines and treatments to fight the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects and could spread to the United States in warmer months. U.S. health
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