May panawagan ang Department of Health (DOH) sa mga kababaihan sa bansa. Ipagpaliban muna ang planong pagbubuntis dahil sa nakakaalarmang pagkalat ng Zika Virus.
Tag: Zika virus
Zika virus persisted in man’s semen for 2 months: report
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A man in Britain who was infected with Zika while traveling to the Cook Islands showed evidence of the mosquito-borne virus in his semen for two months, health officials said Friday. The finding raises new questions for health authorities as they scramble to learn more about Zika — linked to a surge in birth defects in Brazil — and the risk of transmission through sex. The case involved a 68-year-old man […]
ICAO encourages vector control to counter Zika virus
QUEZON City, Philippines — The International Civil Aviation Organization encouraged airline and airport authorities to follow the instructions of the World Health Organization in spraying insecticides in airplanes to counter the spread of the Zika virus. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/qSeoOuSDMn8
Airports boost efforts to stop spread of Zika: UN agency
CANADA (AFP) — Airports are stepping up efforts to reduce populations of mosquitoes that transmit the Zika virus in order to prevent its spread, the UN aviation agency said Thursday. “The management of the outbreak is currently focused on reducing the populations of the Aedes mosquito that transmit the virus at airports (vector control),” the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said in a statement. Vector control refers to the spraying of insecticides or other pest […]
Brazil army will go door-to-door in fight against Zika
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — Some 220,000 soldiers will hand out leaflets door-to-door across Brazil on Saturday, ahead of a massive insecticide-spraying operation as the government tries to stem an outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. “We have to protect the population, especially pregnant women, athletes and tourists who will come for the Olympic Games” in Rio de Janeiro in August, Defense Minister Aldo Rebelo said at a news conference Thursday. Troops will visit three million […]
Second pregnant woman diagnosed with Zika in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — A second pregnant woman has been diagnosed with the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Australia, officials said Friday, adding that the disease was acquired overseas and there was no public health risk. The confirmation comes after a pregnant woman in the northern state of Queensland was diagnosed on Tuesday with the virus suspected of causing a surge in brain-damaged babies in Brazil. The latest case involves a woman from the state of Victoria […]
World scientific organizations to disseminate information regarding Zika virus
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Wellcome Trust, the United States National Institute of Health and Chinese Academy of Sciences were included in the 31 scientific organizations around the world that pledged to conduct research on the Zika virus and to disseminate garnered information freely. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/QV7zD4PmH-g
Researchers in Singapore develop test kit for Zika virus
(Reuters) — Researchers in Singapore have developed a test kit for the Zika virus that could be used in hospitals soon. Global health officials have said the virus has been linked to severe birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil, and is rapidly spreading internationally. On Wednesday (February 10) China confirmed its first case in a man who had recently travelled to South America, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Masafumi Inoue at […]
Facts you need to know about Zika Virus
Spreading like wildfire in Latin America, the Zika virus caught worldwide attention when it caused a large number of infant defects in the countries affected. As usual, knowledge is power, so here’s what we know of the Zika virus. Infographics by Dexter Magno Research by Rex Felix Salvador
Fish, other mosquitoes now warriors in Zika battle
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 […]
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 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 […]
Obama asks US Congress for emergency funds to counter the Zika virus
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)
