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by Carola SOLÉ Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANIERO, Brazil (AFP) — Concern about the zika virus may have waned since the disease spiked in the months before the 2016 Rio Olympics, but the epidemic is not over, a Brazilian expert told AFP. Gustavo Correa Matta said government spending cuts in Brazil could hamper the ability to control the virus that caused panic, and a small number of deaths, after an outbreak starting in 2015. “Zika […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — The Indian health ministry has confirmed its first cases of the Zika virus, the World Health Organization has said, the latest nation to be affected by the mosquito-borne virus that sparked global concern. Zika — which can cause babies to be born with microcephaly, or abnormally small heads — has affected dozens of countries around the world since it was first detected in 2015, although the WHO lifted its international […]
PARIS, France (AFP) – by Mariëtte Le Roux An antibody produced by the human body shielded unborn mice against Zika, a study said Monday, raising hopes for thwarting the virus known to cause brain damage in human foetuses. The antibody neutralised all known Zika strains in lab experiments, and “markedly reduced” virus levels in infected pregnant mice and their foetuses. “This is the first antiviral that has been shown to work in pregnancy to protect […]
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) — Bolivia has detected its first three cases of microcephaly caused by the Zika virus, local media reported Wednesday, citing health authorities. Two babies were born with the birth defect in September and a third in October, said the director of the public health service for the department of Santa Cruz, Aida Aguilera, quoted by local newspaper El Dia de Santa Cruz. She said the eastern region had registered 127 cases […]
MANILA, Philippines | AFP | Monday 10/10/2016 – 19:34 GMT+8 | 259 words The Zika virus is set to spread through Asia, the World Health Organization warned Monday, with hundreds of cases reported in Singapore and two Thai babies diagnosed with Zika-linked microcephaly. The mosquito-borne virus has been detected in 70 countries worldwide including at least 19 countries in the Asia Pacific region, said WHO director for health security and emergencies Li Ailan. A […]
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand is considering testing all pregnant women for Zika, the health ministry said on Monday, following confirmation last week of its first known cases of microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size, linked to the Zika virus. The two confirmed cases of microcephaly were the first in Southeast Asia linked to Zika, which has been spreading in the region after outbreaks in […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines on Monday reported its first known case of a pregnant woman infected with the Zika virus that threatens unborn babies, as authorities warned people to avoid mosquitos. Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial said 12 cases of Zika had been detected across the Philippines this month, including a 22-year-old woman from the central island of Cebu who is 19 weeks’ pregnant with her first child. “Initial ultrasound did not detect any […]
by Mariëtte Le Roux PARIS, France (AFP) — The world should prepare for a “global epidemic” of microcephaly, a condition which restricts head growth in fetuses, as the Zika virus takes root in new countries, researchers said Friday. Scientists from Brazil and Britain said they had found additional evidence that Zika is what causes the often debilitating disorder, a link already widely accepted in medical circles. In a study conducted among newborns in Brazil — hardest hit […]
(Eagle News)– The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday announced that two more persons in Iloilo City have been positive of Zika, increasing the number of infected to eight cases recorded in the country. DOH Secretary Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial revealed that the two new patients are living in the same quarters with the sixth patient. Last week, the DOH announced that the sixth patient acquired Zika while out of the country. None of the three […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia on Wednesday reported its first case of a pregnant woman with Zika — a resident of a Malaysian state bordering Singapore where authorities are grappling with scores of cases. The 27-year-old woman in the southern state of Johor is the third case in Malaysia of the virus, which can result in infected pregnant women giving birth to deformed babies. The virus causes infant microcephaly, a condition marked by abnormally […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) –The number of cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Singapore reached 258 Monday, with health authorities warning it is no longer contained in one part of the city-state and likely to spread further. In a joint statement, the Ministry of Health and the National Environment Agency confirmed 16 new cases, four of which were not linked to existing cluster areas. “Over time, we expect Zika cases to emerge in more […]
(Eagle News) — A 45 year old woman from Iloilo City has been tested positive of Zika virus, becoming what could be the first locally transmitted case of the dreaded mosquito-borne disease, the Department of Health said. Undersecretary Gerardo Bayugo confirmed on Monday (Sept. 5) that the married Filipina had no record of travel to countries where the virus has been detected. But Bayugo clarified that there is still no confirmation of local transmission of […]
