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SAN DIEGO, El Salvador (AFP) — With larva-chomping fish and genetically modified insects, Latin Americans are deploying legions of little helpers to destroy mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus in the world’s latest mass health scare. Scientists are devising numerous ways to try and stamp out the mosquitoes whose bites spread the virus, which they suspect can cause brain damage in babies and paralysis in adults. Some want to wipe out baby mosquito larvae in standing […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday urged caution about linking the Zika virus with a rare nerve disorder called Guillain-Barre which health officials in Colombia have blamed for three deaths. “Yes, we have seen cases of death from Guillain-Barre syndrome, three have been reported. But I would urge caution” on linking it with Zika, WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier said. Colombia last Friday said three people had died after contracting the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines — United States of America – President of the United States, Barack Obama asked the United States Congress to finance a $1.8 billion emergency fund to counter the Zika virus. Said fund will be used in mosquito control programs, development of vaccines as well as diagnostic tests. (Washington, D.C., ) (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
LOS Angeles, United States (AFP) — The United States Olympic Committee on Monday refuted an “inaccurate” report that it had advised American athletes to reconsider competing in the Rio Games because of Zika virus fears. “The reports that the USOC has advised US athletes to reconsider competing in Rio due to the Zika virus are 100 percent inaccurate,” USOC spokesperson Patrick Sandusky said in a statement. “Team USA looks forward to the Games and we […]
By Andrew BEATTY UNITED States (AFP) — President Barack Obama on Monday asked for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funds to tackle the fast-spreading Zika virus in the United States and beyond. The mosquito-borne illness has surged through Latin America, prompting fears that clement spring weather could bring a spate of cases north of the Rio Grande. The White House said fresh cash is needed to fund mosquito control programs, vaccine research and other […]
(Reuters) — U.S. health officials said on Monday (February 8) that a widespread vaccine to combat the Zika virus will likely not be available for years. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told reporters during a briefing at the White House that initial steps are under way but health officials believe it is “unlikely to have vaccine that’s widely available for a few years.” “The good news […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (February 8) – Have you been so tired lately? No, not tired but you have no drive towards work, lack of motivation and energy. You feel depressed for no reason. You think you are tired, always tired. According to Dr. Amithava Chaudhury, a general physician, “everyone goes through periods of feeling worn out, lacking in energy and generally run down at some point in life. The feeling may be caused by overwork or […]
A growing Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has killed 101 people, as West Africa battles to contain a flare-up of the virus, according to data from the nation’s health authorities released Saturday. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) statistics show that reported cases of the haemorrhagic disease — both confirmed and suspected — stood at 175 with a total of 101 deaths since August. “As at today, 19 (including Abuja) states are currently following up […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (February 8) – Who is Zika? It is actually not a person but a virus. Borne by mosquitoes, Zika causes mild fever, skin rash (exanthema), conjunctivitis (sore eyes) and muscle pain. These symptoms normally last for 2-7 days. Its name derived from the Zika forest in Uganda, where scientists first identified in 1940’s. The virus was associated with birth defects in Brazil. Since the start of 2015, Brazil has recorded 4,000 cases of […]
FLORIDA, United States of America – Florida added another county under public health emergency due to the Zika virus, bringing up the number of counties affected in Florida to five. In Brazil, two cases of Zika virus were recorded due to blood transfusion. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno/Aniway Acosta and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/tfQYjDcxLMU
Unsanitary conditions in Brazil’s slum areas are provided potential breeding grounds for Aedes mosquitoes that can transmit viruses including Zika and dengue. In the city of Recife, capital of the northeastern Brazilian state of Pernambuco, ditches are found with waste water and even other garbage discharged by local residents, with foul smells given out from time to time. Algae and weeds have grown in the water, and rat carcasses as well as other floating garbage […]
MAYNILAD Water has intensified its anti-dengue campaign by holding series of workshops in its concession areas for some 1,000 families to help curb dengue cases in Metro Manila with the use of a simple ‘Do-It-Yourself Anti-Dengue Mosquito Trap.’ Maynilad, together with the Department of Health (DOH) and Y&R Philippines, will visit 10 barangays in Muntinlupa, Parañaque and Quezon City to teach families how to prepare the anti-dengue mosquito trap. The workshops are being conducted in barangays […]
