Singapore said on Friday it had detected the first case of Zika in someone who had travelled to Brazil, the epicentre of the outbreak.
Spanish health authorities say they have detected the country's first known case of the microcephaly birth defect in the foetus of a pregnant woman infected with the Zika virus.
Colombia has seen more than 47,700 cases of Zika, including thousands of pregnant women infected with the mosquito-borne virus, the country's National Health Institute reported ...
Colombia has registered 42,706 cases of people infected with Zika, including 7,653 in pregnant women, the country's National Health Institute reported on Saturday.
The presence of the Zika virus in Brazil won't compromise the Olympics in August, President Dilma Rousseff vowed Saturday as soldiers went door-to-door across the country to share key tips on how to stem the outbreak.
Dancers - some in elaborate costumes - strutted into the final round of the Rio Carnival's samba championship, capping a wild party that has helped Brazilians forget about Zika and other worries.
The mosquito-borne Zika virus sweeping through Latin America has claimed three lives in Colombia, as the UN urged increased access to abortion because of fears of severe birth defects.
The mosquito-borne Zika virus sweeping through Latin America has claimed three lives in Colombia, as the United Nations urged increased access to abortion because of fears of severe birth defects.
Brazil's top research institute said Friday that Zika has been detected in urine and saliva, but added that there is no proof the virus can be transmitted through those fluids.
An Indian drugmaker said it was developing the world's first vaccine against Zika after the World Health Organization declared an global emergency over the rapidly spreading virus.
An Indonesian research institute said yesterday it had found one positive Zika case on Sumatra island, adding that the virus has been circulating in the country “for a while”.
The Zika virus is ‘spreading explosively’ in the Americas and the region may see up to four million cases of the disease strongly suspected of causing birth defects, the World Health Organization ...
