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Leading virologist warns of Zika virus outbreak in Bangkok

December 27, 2023

With an outbreak of the potentially fatal Zika virus now Bangkok, residents were on Wednesday warned by a leading virologist to protect themselves against mosquito bites.

As Nepal struggles to contain Covid-19, risk of Zika outbreak rises

July 15, 2021

Nepal is highly vulnerable to Zika outbreak as the virus vectors are present in almost all parts of the country. Epidemiologists say government lacks testing kits to carry out surveillance.

Dengue-prone Asean to tighten defences

SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 2018

Meeting in Malaysia to discuss controlling the disease amid increasing cases

Antibody cocktail halts Zika in monkeys: study

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 05, 2017

MIAMI - A cocktail of three antibodies has shown promise in preventing Zika virus infection in monkeys, and moves next into trials in humans, researchers said Wednesday.

At least 11 people infected with Zika virus in Pichit district

TUESDAY, JULY 04, 2017

Eleven people in Phichit’s Bung Na Rang district have been confirmed as being infected with the Zika virus while another 16 are believed to have been infected and 33 people who were in close contact are being tested and monitored, officials said on Tuesday.

Texas confirms four new cases of local Zika transmission

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2016

The Texas Department of State Health Services Friday confirmed four new cases of locally transmitted Zika virus in Cameron County, on the border with Mexico, the same day that Florida declared Miami Beach free of the virus.

Experts wary after WHO downgrades Zika threat

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2016

Health agency warns epidemic remains a challenge but is no longer an emergency of global concern

Religious sites main breeding grounds of Zika mosquito

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2016

The Disease Control Department (DCD) has found that religious sites are the main breeding grounds of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that can spread Zika. Its recent survey showed that almost 86 per cent of religious sites were found to have mosquito larvae.

Vietnam reports first case of Zika-linked microcephaly

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2016

Hanoi - Vietnam has confirmed its first case of microcephaly thought to have been caused by the Zika virus, authorities said on Sunday.

Abortion legal in some Zika cases, child health unit says

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 05, 2016

ABORTION is a legal choice for Zika-infected women.

All pregnant women to be tested in 16 ‘Zika provinces’

MONDAY, OCTOBER 03, 2016

ALL PREGNANT women living in 16 provinces where Zika outbreak has been detected will be tested for the virus, Public Health Minister Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn said yesterday, as two babies from infected mothers were born with severe birth defects.

Thailand considers Zika tests for all pregnant women