Confirmed cases of chikungunya soar in Brazil
Brazil's Health Ministry says that cases of chikungunya are soaring this year in Latin America's biggest country.
Nov 24, 2016
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Brazil's Health Ministry says that cases of chikungunya are soaring this year in Latin America's biggest country.
Nov 24, 2016
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It was just a scraped knee. So 3-year-old Ashley Pacheco's parents did what parents do: They gave her a hug, cleaned the wound twice with rubbing alcohol and thought no more of it.
Oct 4, 2016
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The World Health Organization on Tuesday toughened its advice on preventing the spread of Zika, saying anyone returning from areas hit by the virus should practise safe sex for six months afterwards.
Sep 6, 2016
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Zika cases found in Guineau-Bissau do not stem from the virus strain linked to a surge in birth defects in Latin America, the World Health Organization said.
Sep 2, 2016
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With government officials now warning pregnant women to avoid Miami Beach in addition to Puerto Rico, some sun seekers are desperately scrambling for a Zika-free vacation.
Aug 23, 2016
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One of the largest yellow fever outbreaks in decades could soon spread globally, aid group Save the Children warned on Tuesday as the World Health Organization is set to launch one of the largest emergency vaccination campaigns ...
Aug 16, 2016
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Scientists have identified a compound that can kill the parasites responsible for three neglected diseases: Chagas disease, leishmaniasis and sleeping sickness. These diseases affect millions of people in Latin America, Asia ...
Aug 8, 2016
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(HealthDay)—Aerial spraying is killing many mosquitoes in a part of Miami where the insects have been linked to 15 cases of Zika infection, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
Aug 5, 2016
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Money to fight the outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in the United States is running out, US President Barack Obama said Thursday, calling the situation "critical" and urging lawmakers to act.
Aug 5, 2016
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The sudden emergence of the Zika virus epidemic in Latin America in 2015-16 has caught the scientific world unawares. A little known disease that was first diagnosed in the Zika forest environment of Uganda in 1947, the disease ...
Aug 5, 2016
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