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A mosquito control inspector sprays pesticide to kill mosquitos in the Miami Beach area

US to screen donated blood for Zika virus

The US Food and Drug Administration has recommended that all blood donated in the United States and its territories be tested for the Zika virus, as it moves to prevent transmission of the virus through the blood supply.

News • 28 Aug 16

The mosquito that spreads the Zika virus is not found in the UK

Scotland reports 'very small number' of Zika cases

A number of people in Scotland have been diagnosed as having the Zika virus, but the government there stressed that it "does not pose a public health risk".

News • 05 Aug 16

Zika virus in pregnant women can cause microcephaly

Florida reports case of Zika-linked microcephaly

Florida reported its first case of a baby born with the birth defect microcephaly, after the child's mother was infected with the Zika virus while pregnant, officials said.

News • 28 Jun 16

WHO committee to discuss Zika and Olympics

The World Health Organization's Emergency Committee on Zika will meet early next week to consider new evidence and review its recommendations, including regarding the Rio Olympics, a WHO spokesman said this morning.

News • 07 Jun 16

There are 264 cases of the Zika virus in Panama

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News • 05 May 16

President Obama said there was no need to panic about the virus

President Obama seeks funds to fight Zika virus

US President Barack Obama will ask congress for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funds to fight Zika at home and abroad and pursue a vaccine.

World • 08 Feb 16

A man and a woman were diagnosed with the virus in two separate cases

HSE expecting more cases of Zika in Ireland

The Health Service Executive has said more cases of the Zika virus can be expected in Ireland, but most people will not know they have the disease.

News • 03 Feb 16

Tata Motors has in recent weeks been heavily promoting the small Zica

Tata decides to rename 'Zica' car as virus spreads

India's biggest carmaker Tata Motors said today it would rename its new Zica hatchback as global alarm grows over an outbreak of the identical-sounding Zika virus.

Business • 02 Feb 16

Revellers wearing Greek style costumes call for the prevention of the Zika virus in the first carnival on the streets of Rio de Janeiro yesterday

Brazil steps up Zika fight in Olympics run-up

Rio de Janeiro promised stepped-up measures to eradicate Zika virus-carrying mosquitoes at Olympic venues before the Games start in six months, amid a regional health scare.

News • 24 Jan 16

A Health Ministry employee fumigates a home against the Aedes aegypti mosquito to prevent the spread of the Zika virus in El Salvador

Travel warning for Irish women over Zika virus

The Department of Foreign Affairs has issued travel advisories for pregnant women involving 19 central and southern American states - following an outbreak of a virus that can lead to birth defects.

News • 22 Jan 16

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