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 […]
10 years ago
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
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
WHO: Zika Virus Expected to Reach Europe By Summer
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed the Zika virus is expected to reach Europe in the coming weeks, although the risk of an outbreak in Ireland is very low. Infection with Zika virus has been strongly linked with a serious birth condition called microcephaly, where the baby’s brain may not have formed properly during […]
11 years ago
CONFIRMED: Zika Virus DOES Cause Birth Defects
Health experts have confirmed that there is enough evidence to link Zika virus in pregnant women to the birth defect microcephaly in newborn infants. According to Reuters, it is hoped this discovery will refocus attention on efforts to stop infections. “There isn’t any doubt that Zika causes microcephaly,” Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the U.S. […]
11 years ago
First Sexually Transmitted Zika Case Confirmed in Europe
The first sexually transmitted case of the Zika virus has been diagnosed in France. The patient’s partner had recently travelled to Brazil where he picked up the mosquito-borne virus that is sweeping through South and Central America. She is not pregnant. According to Francois Bourdillon, head of France’s Institute for Public Health Surveillance (IVS) “This was a […]
11 years ago