Scientists win backing for work on potential Nipah vaccine
Nipah is on the World Health Organization’s research and development “priority pathogen” list alongside Ebola,… Read More
6 years ago
Zika
Zika in Africa: Rare birth defect on the rise in Angola
LUANDA/CHICAGO: Emiliano Cula starts to cry as his tiny fingers, curled into a tight fist,… Read More
6 years ago
Children with ‘normal’ heads may have Zika brain damage: study
PARIS: Babies infected with Zika virus may suffer severe brain damage even if they do… Read More
7 years ago
Bill Gates warns world ‘vulnerable’ to deadly epidemic in next decade
LONDON: Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates warned on Friday that the world was vulnerable to a… Read More
8 years ago
Zika likely to spread in Asia-Pacific region, WHO warns
MANILA: The Zika virus is set to spread through Asia, the World Health Organization warned… Read More
8 years ago
No Zika cases detected among Olympics participants: WHO
GENEVA: No Zika cases have so far been detected among athletes, spectators or other participants… Read More
8 years ago
Miami hotel bookings slow, airfares fall since Zika outbreak
MIAMI: Travellers have booked fewer hotel rooms in downtown Miami, and leisure airfares to the… Read More
8 years ago
Health official warns Zika could spread across US Gulf
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: One of the top US public health officials on Sunday warned… Read More
8 years ago
WHO chief going to the Olympics, says Zika risk low
The risk of Zika virus infections at the Olympic Games is both low and manageable,… Read More
8 years ago
Scientists use climate, population changes to predict diseases
LONDON: British scientists say they have developed a model that can predict outbreaks of zoonotic… Read More
8 years ago
WHO says Zika response plan only 13 percent funded
GENEVA: The World Health Organization's Zika response programme is only 13 percent funded, "severely" compromising… Read More
8 years ago
World Bank launches $500 million insurance fund to fight pandemics
NEW YORK: The World Bank on Saturday said it was launching a $500 million, fast-disbursing… Read More
8 years ago
Zika virus may spread to Europe in coming months: WHO
GENEVA: The Zika virus, an infectious disease linked to severe birth defects in babies, may… Read More
8 years ago
Data shows Zika virus stays longer in urine than blood-U.S. CDC
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its diagnostic testing guidelines for the… Read More
9 years ago
Bacteria hampers mosquitoes’ ability to spread Zika: study
MIAMI: A bacterium known as Wolbachia, which is fairly common in insects, can reduce mosquitoes'… Read More
9 years ago
Research indicates another common mosquito may be able to carry Zika
RIO DI JANERIO: Research by scientists in Brazil indicates that a mosquito more common than… Read More
9 years ago
Rio Olympics to charge teams for mosquito screens to prevent Zika
Even as athletes grow increasingly concerned about the outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil,… Read More
9 years ago
Zika crisis to ‘get worse before it gets better’: WHO chief
RIO DE JANEIRO: The Zika virus, believed to be linked to the serious birth defect… Read More
9 years ago
Airports boost efforts to stop spread of Zika: UN agency
MONTREAL: Airports are stepping up efforts to reduce populations of mosquitoes that transmit the Zika… Read More
9 years ago
Zika research to be published rapidly, and free: statement
PARIS: Top research institutions, funders and publishers said Wednesday they would make all scientific findings… Read More
9 years ago