zika
Baby born in Spain with Zika-caused microcephaly is first in Europe
A woman infected with the Zika virus gave birth to a baby with the brain-damaging disorder microcephaly in Spain on Monday, her hospital said, the first...
Zika hope as vaccines prove 100% effective in tests on mice
Two experimental Zika vaccines have been 100% successful in testing on mice, US researchers have said.
Golf star Rory McIlroy pulls out of Rio Olympics over zika virus fears
Golfer Rory McIlroy will not compete at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro because of concerns over the zika virus.
World golf No.4 Rory McIlroy pulls out of Rio Olympics over Zika virus fears
Golfer Rory McIlroy will not compete at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro because of concerns over the Zika virus.
First baby believed born in United States with Zika-related defect
A baby suffering from a birth defect caused by the Zika virus was born on Tuesday in New Jersey to a woman visiting from Honduras who is infected with...
Zika virus ‘on inevitable march into Europe’s holiday hotspots this summer’
The zika virus will reach parts of Europe later this year, health experts have said.
Scientists close in on Zika virua link with paralysing condition
Scientists say they are on the verge of confirming that Zika is the cause of the paralysing condition Guillain-Barre. Colombian researchers told Sky...
Nadal and Ferrer in Rio, not worried by Zika outbreak
Former No. 1 Rafael Nadal said Monday he’s not frightened by the Zika virus as he prepares in Brazil - the center of the viral outbreak - for this...
Brazil enlists army in campaign against Zika virus
Brazil’s government launched a nationwide campaign on Saturday to fight the Zika virus, with President Dilma Rousseff and cabinet ministers personally...
First Zika-linked deaths reported as U.N. urges abortion rights upheld
Colombia said Friday three people had died of complications of the Zika virus sweeping Latin America, as the United Nations urged increased access to abortion...
Zika countries must lift bans on contraception and abortion, says UN chief
Countries with the Zika virus should allow women to use contraception and to have abortions, the top United Nations human rights official said on Friday.
European first as Spain confirms case of Zika virus in pregnant woman
A pregnant woman in Spain who had travelled to Colombia has the Zika virus - in what is thought to be the first such case in Europe.
Europe on Zika virus alert after new cases reported in Denmark and Switzerland
Denmark and Switzerland on Wednesday joined a growing number of European countries to report Zika infections among travellers returning from Latin America.
Europe on Zika virus alert after new cases reported in Denmark and Switzerland
Denmark and Switzerland on Wednesday joined a growing number of European countries to report Zika infections among travellers returning from Latin America.
Zika virus outbreak ‘likely to spread through the Americas’ says WHO
The mosquito-borne Zika virus, which is suspected of causing brain damage to babies in Brazil, is likely to spread to all countries in the Americas except...
Travel alert for women after first baby is born in the U.S. with rare Zika virus
A baby born with brain damage in Hawaii has tested positive for the rare mosquito-borne Zika virus, health officials have confirmed.
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