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Zika virus disease declared as a global emergency
An infected mother can transmit the virus to the foetus and the affected foetus will be born with defects such as microcephaly, a condition...
Doctors Say Zika Virus Can Be Deadly Than Previously Thought
They told the BBC that Zika could be behind more damaging neurological conditions, affecting the babies of up to a fifth of infected pregnant...
Zika Virus Tally Increases for Australia
The Asia-Pacific has been on high alert for the mosquito-borne virus linked, currently found in epidemic proportions in the Americas, after being declared a...
April 27 Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT
SEOUL -- The second case of the Zika virus was detected in South Korea from a man having traveled to the Philippines, local media...
129 cases of Zika Virus reported in Nicaragua
The government’s spokesperson Rosario Murillo said that of the total cases, 14 were pregnant women, including two of the latest three cases. The infected...
