WHO chief ‘confident’ Olympics will be safe despite Zika
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- The head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday she is confident Brazil can host the Rio Olympics…
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WHO cautions against linking Zika virus with rare nerve disorder
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday urged caution about linking the Zika virus with a…
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Unsanitary conditions in slums provide breeding grounds for mosquitos spreading Zika virus
Unsanitary conditions in Brazil's slum areas are provided potential breeding grounds for Aedes mosquitoes that can transmit viruses including Zika…
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Ecuador confirms first pregnant woman with Zika
ECUADORIAN authorities confirmed 22 cases of Zika, including the first reported case of a pregnant woman with the virus in the…
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US reports first locally transmitted case of Zika virus
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (PNA/Xinhua) -- The first locally transmitted case of Zika virus in the United States has been reported…
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Level of alarm extremely high for Zika virus: WHO chief
World Health Organization (WHO) official Thursday said the Zika virus is spreading quickly in the Americas and the “level of…
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Zika virus spreading ‘explosively’ in Americas -WHO
Zika virus - linked to severe birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil - is spreading "explosively", the World…
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Tourists in Rio exercise caution but show little fear of Zika outbreak
The mosquito-borne Zika virus may be running rampant throughout Brazil, but many tourists in Rio de Janeiro for the world…
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Argentina confirms first Zika case
Argentina's Ministry of Health confirmed its first Zika case on Tuesday, according to Clarin, a local newspaper. The infected person…
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Brazil struggles to contain Zika outbreak
Hilda Venancio da Silva holds nurses her three-month-old son Matheus, born in October with microcephaly, a tragic neurological complication linked…
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