Tag: Zika virus

First case of Zika reported in Belize

BELMOPAN, Belize (AFP) — Belize has joined the growing number of Latin American nations grappling with the Zika virus, after the health ministry confirmed the country’s first known case. Authorities said Monday the infected person resides in Belize City, adding that efforts would be taken to prevent the virus from spreading. “An immediate investigation was launched and several actions were simultaneously initiated to minimize and contain a potential outbreak,” a health ministry statement said. The […]

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DOH strictly monitoring Zika virus infections

MANILA, May 16  — The Palace gave an assurance that it is strictly monitoring Zika virus in the country following reports of recent infections. In a radio interview, Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr said the Department of Health is on top of the situation. “Nakikita naman natin Lany na masigasig ang ating Department of Health sa pangunguna ni Secretary Janette Garin sa pagsubaybay at pagtutok sa lahat ng kaso. Kaya’t agad na na-detect at nai-report, na-quarantine, […]

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DOH confirms Korean positive with Zika virus while in the country

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Health confirms reports that the Korean who tested positive of Zika virus has visited the Philippines. The DOH is now trying to verify is said Korean contracted the virus while in the Philippines. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/1ohcrkX_1mw

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Olympics: S. Korea unveils mosquito-repellent Rio kit

SEOUL, Sout Korea (AFP) — South Korean athletes at the Rio Olympics will wear long-sleeved training kit impregnated with mosquito repellant to protect them from the Zika virus, the national Olympic committee said Thursday. Brazil — the epicentre of the mosquito-borne Zika virus outbreak — hosts the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro from August 5 to 21. The virus is blamed for birth defects in babies born to women infected with the virus. Brazil […]

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WHO warns of potential for ‘marked increase’ in Zika cases

PARIS, France (AFP) — The World Health Organization warned Monday of the potential for a “marked increase” in the number of Zika infections in the coming months, and its spread to new parts of the world. With mosquito season arriving in Europe, “the possibility of local transmission combined with the likelihood of onward sexual transmission could see a marked increase in the number of people with Zika and related complications,” WHO assistant director general Marie-Paule […]

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Climate change may boost spread of Zika, other viruses

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS,France (AFP) — As Europe and the United States brace for the likely arrival of the Zika virus from Latin America this summer, experts warn global warming may accelerate the spread of mosquito-borne disease. Rising temperatures are a threat in more ways than one, they cautioned ahead of a major gathering of Zika researchers in Paris next week. “Climate change has contributed to the expansion of the range of mosquitoes,” said Moritz […]

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Colombia confirms two microcephaly cases linked to Zika virus

CALI, Colombia (Reuters) – Two cases of microcephaly linked to the Zika virus have been confirmed in Colombia, but there has been no explosion of cases of the birth defect, the health ministry said on Thursday (April 14). Public health officials have been concerned about the possibility of a surge in the rare birth defect, seen in worrisome numbers in Brazil, as the mosquito-borne virus spreads rapidly in Latin America and the Caribbean. More than […]

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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

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Zika spread, impact ‘scarier than we initially thought’ – U.S. health officials

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (Reuters) – The spread and impact of the Zika virus is wider than initially anticipated, U.S. health officials said on Monday (April 11). Dr. Anne Schuchat, a deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told reporters at the White House that the type of mosquito in which the virus is carried is present in more U.S. states than initially thought. U.S. scientists now believe the mosquito is present […]

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Brazilian health ministry administers swine flu vaccines amidst cuts

  SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) – Further to the outbreak of the Zika virus, Brazil is battling an increase in cases of flu with anticipated vaccination services, despite sweeping budget cuts for health. State health authorities in Sao Paulo initiated their annual vaccination services early this year to protect some 3.5 million people who are most at risk. An extra round of vaccinations began on March 23, ahead of the start of planned services mid-April. The […]

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First 3-D image of Zika virus could speed vaccine hunt: study

    MIAMI, United States (AFP) —  US researchers announced Thursday the first three-dimensional map of Zika, an advance that some hope will speed efforts to develop a vaccine against the mosquito-borne virus which has been linked to birth defects. The findings in the journal Science describe a virus that is in many ways similar to other in its family of flaviviruses — including dengue, West Nile, yellow fever, and Japanese encephalitis — but also […]

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Bangladesh confirms first case of Zika in the country

DHAKA, Bangladesh – The Bangladesh State Ministry of Health confirmed the first case of Zika virus in the country, with the virus detected in the 2014 blood sample of a 60-year old patient. Said patient is responding well to treatments. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/k7VaNfrEz_Y

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