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WHO declares end of Zika emergency but says virus remains a threat

GENEVA/CHICAGO: The World Health Organisation on Friday declared that Zika no longer constitutes an international emergency, but it stressed a need for a long-term...

World must ready for global microcephaly ‘epidemic’: study

PARIS: The world should prepare for a "global epidemic" of microcephaly, a condition which restricts head growth in foetuses, as the Zika virus takes root in new countries, researchers said Friday.

WHO says $122 million needed for global response to Zika virus

LONDON: Almost $122 million is needed to prevent and manage the medical complications of the Zika virus spreading throughout the Americas and causing birth defects in babies, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

WHO rejects call for Olympics to be moved due to Zika

GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday rejected a call for the Rio Olympic Games to be moved or postponed due to the threat posed by large outbreak of Zika virus in Brazil.

Medical experts want Rio Olympics delayed or moved due to Zika

More than 100 medical experts, academia and scientists on Friday have called for the Rio Olympic Games to be postponed or moved because of fears that the event could speed up the spread of the Zika virus around the world.

U.S. Senate approves $1.1 billion to fight Zika virus

WASHINGTON: An election-year fight over addressing the spreading Zika virus intensified in the U.S. Congress as the Senate on Thursday approved $1.1 billion in emergency money one day after the House of Representatives voted $622.1 million financed through cuts to existing programs.

Indebted Puerto Rico has no money to fight Zika

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Monday that Puerto Rico, its economy being crushed by excessive debt, lacks the funds to fight its outbreak of the deadly Zika virus.

Brazil will make Olympics safe from Zika virus – WHO official

World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan said on Tuesday Brazil is doing a good job tackling the Zika virus and ensuring that the Olympic games it will host in August will be safe for athletes and visitors.

Research on link between Zika and birth defects expected by May

Two U.S.-Brazilian studies will have initial results by May on whether the Zika virus spreading through the Americas is causing birth defects and other neurological disorders, a senior U.S. public health official said on Friday.

Corrected: WHO seeks $56 million for Zika; Brazil microcephaly cases rise

The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Wednesday for $56 million to combat the Zika virus, a disease that has been linked to severe birth defects in Brazil and has spread to nearly 30 countries and territories.

Large-scale trials for Zika vaccines at least 18 months away: WHO

GENEVA: Large-scale trials for Zika virus vaccines are at least 18 months away, while establishing a possible link between the virus and two more harmful conditions will likely only take weeks, the World Health Organization said Friday.

Three ways to combat Zika virus, from mosquito-eating fish to fogging

BOGOTA: The mosquito-borne Zika virus, 'strongly suspected' of links to birth defects in babies in Brazil, has spread to more than 30 countries in the Americas.

China confirms first case of Zika virus

BEIJING: China has confirmed its first case of the Zika virus in a man who had recently travelled to South America, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

France restricts blood transfusions over Zika virus

PARIS: Travelers coming back from any outbreak zones of the Zika virus will need to wait at least 28 days before giving blood to avoid any risk of transmission, French Health Minister Marisol Touraine said on Sunday.

Brazil mosquito repellent sales surge amid Zika outbreak

RIO DE JANEIRO: Mosquito-borne viruses including Zika, which is feared to cause brain damage in babies, have driven a surge in sales of insect repellent in Brazil, manufacturers say.

First U.S. Zika virus transmission reported

The first known case of Zika virus transmission in the United States was reported in Texas on Tuesday by local health officials, who said it likely was contracted through sex and not a mosquito bite, a day after the World Health Organization declared an international public health emergency.

Fearing global spread WHO creates Zika virus response unit

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Tuesday it had created a global unit to respond to the Zika virus, voicing fears the disease blamed for a surge in birth defects in South America could spread across Africa and Asia.

Olympic committee gives thumbs-up to anti-Zika virus measures

LOS ANGELES: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has welcomed measures being taken to tackle the mosquito-borne Zika virus and believes the spread of the virus across South America will not adversely affect the Rio de Janeiro Games in August.

WHO meets to decide whether to declare Zika virus a global emergency

GENEVA: Independent experts to the World Health Organization began deliberating on Monday whether to declare a global emergency over the Zika virus, which has been linked to thousands of birth defects in Brazil.

Race for Zika vaccine gathers momentum as virus spreads

Companies and scientists are racing to create a Zika vaccine as concern grows over the mosquito-borne virus that has been linked to severe birth defects and is spreading quickly through the Americas.
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