UN: Zika virus link to small-head condition 'circumstantial' GENEVA: The World Health Organization says it suspects a link between the mosquito-borne Zika virus and a rare birth defect that gives babies abnormally small heads but says so far the evidence is circumstantial. WHO spokesman Christian... Environment 26 Jan, 2016
WHO sees Zika virus spreading through Americas GENEVA: The mosquito-borne Zika virus, which is suspected of causing brain damage to babies in Brazil, is expected to spread to all countries in the Americas except for Canada and Chile, the World Health Organisation said on Monday. The WHO said... Women 25 Jan, 2016
Health officials probe tie between Zika, paralysing syndrome RIO DE JANEIRO: Two Latin American countries are investigating whether outbreaks of the mosquito-borne Zika virus are behind a rise in a rare and sometimes life-threatening nerve condition that can cause paralysis and leave victims on... Mobile & Apps 23 Jan, 2016
Hawaii baby born with defect linked to Zika virus HONOLULU: Health officials say a baby born in a Hawaii hospital is the first in the US with a birth defect linked to the Zika virus, a tropical illness currently found in Latin American and Caribbean countries. The Hawaii state Department of... Environment 21 Jan, 2016
Transgenic mosquito ready to join Brazil's war on Zika virus BRASILIA: A genetically modified mosquito has helped reduce the proliferation of mosquitoes spreading Zika and other dangerous viruses in Brazil, its developers said on Tuesday. The self-limiting strain of the Aedes aegypti mosquito was... Mobile & Apps 20 Jan, 2016
Brazil fears birth defects linked to mosquito-borne virus RIO DE JANEIRO: In the early weeks of Angelica Pereira's pregnancy, a mosquito bite began bothering her. At first it seemed a small thing. But the next day she awoke with a rash, a headache, a fever and a burning in her eyes. The symptoms... Women 25 Dec, 2015
