Zika virus cases detected in India's Kerala state Authorities in India's southern Kerala region have issued a statewide alert after 14 cases of the Zika virus were detected, officials said. Asia • 09 Jul 21
Brazil declares end to Zika emergency Brazil's government has declared an end to a national emergency over the Zika virus detected late in 2015 before becoming a global concern. Health • 12 May 17
Zika no longer international health emergency The mosquito-borne Zika virus is no longer an international public health emergency, the World Health Organisation has declared. News • 19 Nov 16
Two microcephaly cases linked to Zika in Thailand Thailand has confirmed that the Zika virus had caused two cases of microcephaly, a condition that results in babies being born with small heads, the … News • 30 Sep 16
Mosquitos test positive for Zika in Florida Officials in Florida have said they have trapped the first mosquitoes that tested positive for the Zika virus in the Miami area, further confirming reports … News • 01 Sep 16
Zika 'linked to severe joint condition in babies' Experts have detailed a possible link between the Zika virus and a severe joint condition in babies. News • 10 Aug 16
Pregnant women advised to consider Zika risk Pregnant women or those planning on getting pregnant are being advised to consider the risk of Zika before travelling to Florida or any other area … News • 02 Aug 16
Florida identifies non-travel related Zika cases The Florida health department said it is investigating another two cases of Zika not related to travel to a place where the virus is being … News • 28 Jul 16
Zika outbreak could be over 'within three years' The Zika epidemic in Latin America could be over within three years, scientists have said. News • 14 Jul 16
Experts call for delay of Olympics over Zika risk More than 150 health experts have called for the Rio Olympic Games to be postponed or moved because of the threat to public health from … News • 27 May 16
Zika virus detected near Africa, Obama fund appeal The strain of Zika virus that has been linked to thousands of birth defects in the Americas, has been identified close to the African continent … News • 21 May 16
Zika link to nerve cell infections explored Scientists believe that the birth defect microcephaly and the paralysing Guillain-Barre syndrome may be just the most obvious maladies caused by the mosquito-borne Zika virus. Science • 06 Apr 16
Two cases of Zika virus confirmed in Vietnam Mosquitoes have infected two women with the Zika virus in Vietnam, health authorities have said, in the country's first cases of a disease linked in … News • 05 Apr 16
Laos reports local transmission of Zika virus Laos is the latest country to report a local transmission of Zika virus, according to the World Health Organisation. News • 05 Mar 16
Link between Zika and nerve syndrome - study French scientists say they have proved a link between the Zika virus and a nerve syndrome called Guillain-Barre, suggesting countries hit by the Zika epidemic … News • 01 Mar 16
Zika presents 'formidable' challenge - WHO The Zika virus, believed to be linked to the serious birth defect microcephaly, presents a "formidable" challenge that will be hard to stamp out, according … Health • 24 Feb 16
First cases of Zika virus confirmed in Ireland The first two confirmed cases of the Zika virus in Ireland are currently being investigated by the HSE. Ireland • 03 Feb 16
WHO declares Zika virus as global emergency The World Health Organization has declared the mosquito-borne Zika virus to be a global emergency. World • 01 Feb 16
