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The Zika virus
The Zika virus
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Ministry: About 200 Zika cases recorded in Thailand
It was the first time Thailand’s health ministry has confirmed the number of Zika cases this year.
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Thailand finds 21 new cases of Zika in Bangkok, including pregnant woman
Residents in the Thai capital were urged not to be alarmed after the cases were confirmed.
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WHO updates view on Zika as cause of brain abnormalities
Zika virus infection during pregnancy is a cause of congenital brain abnormalities including microcephaly.
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Malaysia confirms first case of Zika in pregnant woman
Malaysia earlier confirmed its first case of Zika in a 58-year-old woman who had visited Singapore.
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Malaysia confirms first case of Zika virus
A woman tested positive for the virus following a three-day visit to neighbouring Singapore.
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Zika may be worse than feared in Southeast Asia
All 15 the cases were in or near the Aljunied area in the southeast of the city-state.
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Singapore mass sprays residences as Zika expected to spread
Singapore is at high risk of further Zika infections after 41 locally transmitted cases were confirmed.
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Singapore confirms 41 cases of locally transmitted Zika virus
Four Singaporean men had developed symptoms of the virus in the past week and were hospitalised on Saturday.
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Reports: Hong Kong's first suspected Zika case tests negative
Zika was detected in Brazil last year and has since spread across the Americas.
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Hong Kong confirms first case of Zika virus
Hong Kong has confirmed its first case of Zika, putting the Asian financial centre on high alert.
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Study shows extent of brain damage from Zika infections
The study included reports on 28 fetuses or newborns with brain anomalies.
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Florida announces Zika case hundreds of miles from Miami
Florida Governor Rick Scott also said there were four new cases of Zika transmission in the Wynwood.
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Zika spreads to Miami Beach, US expands travel warning
Authorities have also heighten concerns over Zika’s spread in the continental United States.
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Study in mice shows Zika virus also attacks adult brain cells
The findings are preliminary and may not have any correlation on how it impacts on the human brain.
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Clinton urges Congress to reconvene, pass Zika bill
Lawmakers should pass the $1.1 billion bipartisan bill for the mosquito-borne virus, Clinton said.
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Cool temperatures, few mosquitoes make Games Zika-free, so far
The ongoing Zika outbreak was first detected last year in Brazil.
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Timeline: Zika's origin and global spread
Where did Zika come from? This timeline charts the origin & spread of virus from its discovery.
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[WATCH] US launches intense fight on Zika virus
Authorities in Florida wage an intense air war on mosquitoes spreading the Zika virus as federal agencies begin testing on a vaccine.
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Pentagon says 33 US military personnel infected with Zika
Florida authorities last week reported the first signs of local transmission of the virus in Miami.
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China's 'mosquito factory' aims to wipe out Zika, other diseases
Mosquito-borne diseases are responsible for more than one million deaths worldwide every year.
