Zika virus

NAIA screens for Zika virus

The Department of Health (DOH) implements a strict screening process in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to screen for the…

2016 Rio Olympics will push through despite Zika virus outbreak

Despite the Zika virus outbreak, the 2016 Rio Olympics is still a go, with the city implementing several precautions to…

WHO declares Zika virus global public health emergency

  (Reuters) -- The World Health Organization has declared the mosquito-borne Zika virus to be an international public health emergency…

Virgina college student contracts Zika virus

  (Reuters) -- A student at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, has contracted the Zika virus,…

WHO to assess public health emergency posed by Zika virus

  (Eagle News) – A committee from the World Health Organization (WHO) will convene today, Monday, February 1, to assess…

Health Department closely monitoring Zika virus on President’s instructions

  PRESIDENT Aquino has instructed the Department of Health to monitor the situation abroad and study the Zika virus to…

Brazil’s Rousseff declares losing battle against Zika mosquito

Brazil is losing the battle against the mosquito spreading the Zika virus, President Dilma Rousseff said on Friday (January 29),…

Potential vaccines for Zika virus will be tested at the end of 2016

There are two potential vaccines for the Zika virus but said vaccines will be tested at the end of 2016.…

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…

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…

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…

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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