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Zika an excuse for top ranked players, says Van Zyl
Making its return to the Olympics for the first time in over a century, golf has been hard hit by drop outs.
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Florida calls in feds for help after identifying 10 more Zika cases
According to a statement, the state now has 14 cases of Zika caused by locally transmitted mosquitoes.
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Zika will not be issue at Olympics - health officials
Zika is spread primarily by mosquitoes, although it can also spread through sexual transmission.
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Florida cases seen as first sign Zika transmitted locally in US
Zika’s greatest risk is believed to be posed by infection in pregnant women.
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Risk of Zika infection low at Rio Olympics, says WHO chief
Many fear the Olympics could serve as a catalyst to spread the virus globally.
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Olympics unlikely to worsen global spread of Zika, say analysts
The WHO has said there is strong scientific consensus that Zika can also cause Guillain-Barre.
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Colombia declares end to Zika epidemic inside country
The disease has infected nearly 100,000 Colombians and caused 21 cases of microcephaly.
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First baby with Zika-related birth defect born in New York City
Officials said the baby’s mother was infected after travelling to an area with ongoing Zika transmission.
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Doctors devise care plan for babies as Zika threat looms in US
Florida said it is investigating two possible cases of Zika.
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Day, Scott reject criticism over Rio boycott
Golf's return to the Olympics has been soured by withdrawals of top players over the Zika virus.
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Its the size of a soda can, costs $2 and can detect Zika in just 40 minutes
Colour-changing paper in the test's lid turns blue if the genetic assay chip inside detects the Zika virus.
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Zika outbreak to end in two to three years, scientists predict
The researchers estimated that populations will become immune to Zika, making a wider outbreak less likely.
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Austrian biotech plans Zika vaccine clinical trials in 12 months
More than a dozen small biotech firms and other organisations are working on vaccines against Zika.
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Spieth pulls out of Olympics over Zika worries
Spieth’s withdrawal means the Olympic golf tournament will be without the world’s top four players.
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Golf world number 2 Johnson skips Rio with Zika concerns
Zika is a mosquito-borne virus that the World Health Organisation says is spreading rapidly in the Americas.
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Van Zyl: Olympics take preference over golf Majors
Jaco Van Zyl wants to be part of history when golf returns to the Olympics after 112 years.
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France’s Sanofi partners US Army to speed up Zika vaccine
Sanofi, which has partnered with WRAIR, is the only major drugmaker working on a vaccine against Zika.
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More US babies with Zika-related birth defects reported by health agency
The US total, as of 23 June, is 7 babies born with microcephaly or other Zika-related birth defects.
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Zika sex research begins despite US Congress funding impasse
People have been warned not to have sex for six months after a male partner is infected.
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SA's Pace becomes first women's golfer to opt out of Rio
Lee-Anne Pace said she was eager to represent SA at the Olympics, but felt Zika was too big a risk to take.
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1st baby with Zika-related birth defect microcephaly born in Florida
Cases of babies with microcephaly previously were reported in Hawaii and New Jersey.
