April 29, 2016 Zika's origin and global spread The following timeline charts the origin and spread of the Zika virus from its discovery nearly 70 years ago: 1947: Scientists researching yellow fever in Uganda's Zika Forest identify the virus in a rhesus monkey 1948: Virus recovered from Aedes africanus mosquito in Zika Forest 1952: First human cases detected in Uganda and Tanzania 1954: Virus found in Nigeria 1960s-80s: Zika detected in mosquitoes and monkeys across equatorial Africa 1969-83: Zika found in equatorial Asia, including India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan 2007: Zika spreads from Africa and Asia, first large outbreak on Pacific island of Yap 2012: Researchers identify two distinct lineages of the virus, African and Asian 2013-14: Zika outbreaks in French Polynesia, Easter Island, the Cook Islands and New Caledonia.
April 28, 2016 How Zika Virus Spreads:Â Chain of Events Explained Zika virus is "now spreading explosively in the Americas," World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan said on Thursday (Jan.
April 28, 2016 Mumps outbreak reported at Sacred Heart University Sacred Heart University says eight people have been diagnosed with the mumps on campus since an outbreak was reported earlier this year.
April 28, 2016 Mysterious outbreak: 5 things to know about Elizabethkingia An outbreak of a rare bacterial illness that first appeared in Wisconsin has now popped up in two nearby states, officials say
April 28, 2016 Pregnant woman dies from rabies, but child lives Thanks to widespread vaccination campaigns across most of the developed world, very few people or their dogs in those areas contract rabies, which is almost always fatal in humans.
April 28, 2016 Hawaii reaches milestone in fighting dengue fever outbreak HONOLULU (AP) -- Hawaii officials say they have reached a milestone in controlling the state's dengue fever outbreak now that 30 days have passed since the last known infected person was contagious.
April 27, 2016 4,000 sickened in Spain: How does a virus get into bottled water? Thousands of people in Spain were recently sickened with a virus spreading from an unlikely source: bottled water.
April 27, 2016 Harvard students isolated amid mumps outbreak A mumps outbreak at Harvard University has affected 40 members of the school community in the last two months.
April 27, 2016 Emotional child abuse may be just as bad as physical harm When it comes to psychological and behavioral health, both physical and emotional abuse can be equally damaging to children, a new study suggests.