February 15, 2016 Officials: Norovirus sickened more than 200 students Officials say a norovirus has been confirmed as the cause of a stomach illness that sickened more than 200 students at a Pennsylvania college last week.
February 15, 2016 Timeline: Zika's origin and global spread The following timeline charts the origin and spread of the Zika virus from its discovery in Uganda nearly 70 years ago: 1947 - Scientists researching yellow fever in Uganda's Zika Forest isolate the virus in samples taken from a rhesus monkey 1948 - Virus recovered from Aedes africanus mosquito in the Zika forest 1952 - First human cases detected in Uganda and Tanzania 1954 - Virus found in young girl in Nigeria 1960s-1980s - Zika detected in mosquitoes and monkeys in band of countries stretching across equatorial Africa 1969-1983 - Zika is found in equatorial Asia, including India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan 2007 - Zika spreads from Africa and Asia to cause the first large outbreak in the Pacific island of Yap 2012 - Two distinct lineages of the virus, African and Asian, are identified by researchers 2013-2014 - Zika outbreaks in French Polynesia, Easter Island, the Cook Islands and New Caledonia.
February 15, 2016 More than 50 killed in Angola yellow fever outbreak: government Fifty-one people have now died in a yellow fever outbreak in Angola, less than two months after it started spreading in the capital, the national director of health said.
February 15, 2016 Zika virus may hide in organs protected from the immune system The Zika virus may be particularly adept at entrenching itself in parts of the body that are shielded from the immune system, making it harder to fight off and possibly lengthening the timeframe in which it can be transmitted, top U.S. experts said on Friday.
February 15, 2016 Guillain-Barre on rise in five Latam countries, no proven link to Zika - WHO A neurological disorder suspected of links to the mosquito-borne Zika virus is on the rise in Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Suriname and Venezuela, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday.
February 15, 2016 More than 5,000 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus: government More than 5,000 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the country's national health institute said on Saturday, as the disease continues its rapid spread across the Americas.
February 15, 2016 Brazil's Zika-related abortion debate sparks backlash Before her son was born, Danielle Alves didn't know Luiz Gustavo would have microcephaly, a condition that has left the 3-year-old so disabled he can't walk, talk or eat without help.
February 15, 2016 Russia says registers first case of person infected with Zika virus Russia's consumer safety watchdog said on Monday the country had registered its first case of a person infected with the Zika virus, an unnamed female who had been on holiday in the Dominican Republic.
February 14, 2016 Hawaii declares state of emergency over Zika virus, dengue fever outbreak Hawaii Gov. David Ige declared a state of emergency to fight mosquito borne illnesses including dengue fever and the Zika virus.
February 14, 2016 At least 60 boarding school students sick after suspected norovirus outbreak Classes at a boys' boarding school have been cancelled after a suspected norovirus outbreak left about 60 students sick.