February 1, 2016 How to protect yourself from Zika virus As Zika virus spreads "explosively" throughout the Americas and the Caribbean, it’s more important than ever to know how to protect yourself.
February 1, 2016 CDC to declare end to Chipotle E. coli outbreak, sources say The E. coli outbreak that sickened more than 50 Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. customers in nine states last year is expected to be declared over as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the government’s investigation.
February 1, 2016 More than 2,100 pregnant Colombian women infected with Zika virus More than 2,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the country's national health institute said on Saturday.
February 1, 2016 The Brazilian doctors who sounded alarm on Zika and microcephaly When they first started seeing newborns with shrunken skulls last August, Dr. Vanessa van der Linden Mota and her mother, Dr. Ana van der Linden, didn’t realize they were looking at a looming public-health disaster.
February 1, 2016 Asian countries urge sick travelers to report Zika symptoms The Zika virus is spreading rapidly in Latin America, and Asian governments have issued advisories in a bid to contain the mosquito-borne disease, which could be linked to birth defects and can cause temporary paralysis.
February 1, 2016 For Brazil's rich and poor, disparate response to Zika RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Two Brazilian women, two pregnancies, one nightmare.
January 29, 2016 UN health chief: Zika virus is 'spreading explosively' GENEVA (AP) -- Declaring that the Zika virus is "spreading explosively," the World Health Organization announced it will hold an emergency meeting of independent experts Monday to decide if the outbreak should be declared an international health emergency.
January 29, 2016 Brazil leader vows to win war against Zika-carrying mosquito Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday announced a nationwide attack on the mosquito spreads that Zika virus, vowing to "win this war" against the insect that researchers in have linked to a rare birth defect.
January 29, 2016 Government says 3 Canadians infected with Zika virus after travel Three Canadians who are infected with the Zika virus traveled to Colombia and El Salvador before their illness, a government health spokeswoman said on Friday.
January 29, 2016 Deformed babies also suffering eye damage linked to Zika in Brazil Children born with abnormally small heads and brain defects linked to the outbreak of Zika virus in Brazil are also suffering serious damage to their eyesight and possibly their hearing, doctors said on Thursday.