Brazil Zika cases raise concern of virus transmission beyond mosquitoes
By Anthony Boadle Authorities in Brazil, where a Zika outbreak has been linked to severe birth defects, on Thursday disclosed two cases of transmission tied...
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Zika alarm grows amid US sex link, rising birth defects in Brazil (Updated)
By Stephanie Nebehay and Anthony Boadle Alarm over the Zika virus spread on Wednesday, as public health officials investigated a report that an American had...
First US Zika virus transmission reported, attributed to sex
By Jon Herskovitz The first known case of Zika virus transmission in the United States was reported in Texas on Tuesday by local health officials,...
WHO says on watch for spread of Zika virus to Africa, Asia
By Stephanie Nebehay The Zika virus linked to a microcephaly outbreak in Latin America could spread to Africa and Asia, and the World Health Organization...
Sanofi launches hunt for Zika vaccine as disease fears grow
By Dominique Vidalon and Ben Hirschler Sanofi has launched a project to develop a vaccine against the Zika virus in the most decisive commitment yet...
World Health Organization declares Zika a global emergency
By Stephanie Nebehay and Ben Hirschler The World Health Organisation declared the mosquito-borne Zika virus to be an international public health emergency as the disease...
Spread of Zika alarming, 4 mln cases a possibility – WHO (Update 2)
By Tom Miles and Stephanie Nebehay The Zika virus – linked to severe birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil – is spreading “explosively”...
WHO warns Zika to spread across Americas, spurring vaccine hunt (Updated)
By Tom Miles and Ben Hirschler The mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has been linked to brain damage in thousands of babies in Brazil, is likely...