February 17, 2016 WHO issues $56M plan to combat Zika virus The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that $56 million is needed to combat the Zika virus through June, including fast-tracking vaccines and diagnostics.
February 16, 2016 Mexico says 6 pregnant women infected with Zika Mexico has confirmed six pregnant women are infected with the Zika virus, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 80, the government said.
February 16, 2016 Pregnant women should consider delaying travel to Zika areas: WHO Women who are pregnant should consider putting off travel to areas infected with the Zika virus as a precautionary measure, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday in new advice.
February 16, 2016 WHO backs mosquito bacteria, gene trials to tackle Zika virus The World Health Organization backed trials of genetically modified mosquitoes and a bacteria that infects insects as potentially important weapons in the fight against the Zika virus, it said in a statement on Tuesday.
February 15, 2016 Despite threats, thousands join anti-polio drive in Pakistan, a last bastion of the disease More than 100,000 health workers fanned out across Pakistan on Monday, stepping up a drive to eliminate the polio virus this year from one of its last bastions, despite continuing militant threats to vaccination teams.
February 15, 2016 Timeline: Zika's origin and global spread The following timeline charts the origin and spread of the Zika virus from its discovery in Uganda nearly 70 years ago: 1947 - Scientists researching yellow fever in Uganda's Zika Forest isolate the virus in samples taken from a rhesus monkey 1948 - Virus recovered from Aedes africanus mosquito in the Zika forest 1952 - First human cases detected in Uganda and Tanzania 1954 - Virus found in young girl in Nigeria 1960s-1980s - Zika detected in mosquitoes and monkeys in band of countries stretching across equatorial Africa 1969-1983 - Zika is found in equatorial Asia, including India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan 2007 - Zika spreads from Africa and Asia to cause the first large outbreak in the Pacific island of Yap 2012 - Two distinct lineages of the virus, African and Asian, are identified by researchers 2013-2014 - Zika outbreaks in French Polynesia, Easter Island, the Cook Islands and New Caledonia.
February 15, 2016 Guillain-Barre on rise in five Latam countries, no proven link to Zika - WHO A neurological disorder suspected of links to the mosquito-borne Zika virus is on the rise in Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Suriname and Venezuela, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday.
February 11, 2016 Back to its roots: How Zika may threaten Africa Florzinha Amado is eight months pregnant and trying to stay calm about whether the Zika virus infection she contracted at 21 weeks could have harmed her unborn child.
February 11, 2016 Superbug review says more vaccines needed to reduce antibiotic use More use of vaccines would reduce the need to use antibiotics and help fight the rise of drug-resistant superbug infections, according to a British government-commissioned review of the threat.
February 11, 2016 Catholic group urges pope to allow contraception to fight Zika A Roman Catholic group appealed to Pope Francis on Wednesday to allow Church members to "follow their conscience" and use contraception or to let women have abortions to protect themselves against the Zika virus.
