Zika virus: Brazil declares an end to the national emergency
The country has released a statement to The World Health Organisation. Brazil’s Ministry for Health cited a “decrease in cases of Zika and microcephaly throughout the country “. Officials recorded 95% fewer cases between January and April than during the same period last year. The illness has been linked to birth defects in countries across […]
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11 Popular Honeymoon Destinations Added To Zika Warning List
Eleven new countries have been added to the list of destinations pregnant women should avoid over the Zika threat, many of them among the top choices for honeymooning newlyweds and couples. The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has advised pregnant women to avoid all non-essential travel to Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, […]
10 years ago
Zika Threat: Pregnant Women Urged Not to Travel to Florida
Cases have also been detected in the UK.
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Fourth Case of Zika Virus Confirmed in Ireland
The latest person to be diagnosed with the Zika virus in Ireland is believed to have just returned from Brazil. This is the fourth case in Ireland in recent months, two of the cases were people returning from Colombia while a third person caught the virus during a trip to Barbados. Zika facts according to […]
10 years ago