Tag: United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention

US health authorities confirm Zika virus as cause of birth defects

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States of America – The United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that the Zika virus causes birth defects like microcephaly and other fatal brain defects in newborns. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/qcPMEn_k57Q

Malacañang clarifies possible US travel alert

MANILA, Philippines – Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma clarified the statement made by the Department of Health that it is expecting that the Philippines will be included in the Level 2 travel alert of the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention. According to Coloma, if ever the Philippines is included in the said travel alert, said inclusion is based only on the case of an American woman who contracted Zika virus in the […]