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Costa Rica reports its first case of Zika
In a press release, health officials said the woman, a resident of Nicoya, a city in Guanacaste province that is located 200 km west...
WHO dismisses rumors over Zika and Microcephaly link
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday issued a statement, dispelling the four biggest rumors around the mosquito-borne virus and microcephaly.
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Rousseff appeal for a concerted effort at fighting Zika
"A mosquito cannot defeat 204 million people. We are much stronger than this mosquito," Rousseff said, referring to the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which spreads...
World Bank Provides US $150 million To Tackle Zika
The Washington-based global lender said in a statement that this funding, which is immediately available, is based on current country demands for financing and...
UNEP cautions public over disease spread from animals to human
UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner said with the poorest people mostly worst-affected by the failure to ensure a clean environment for all, the...
