Barcelona: birth of the first European microcephalic baby
Infected by the Zika virus in South America, a Spanish woman has just given birth to a baby with microcephaly. ...
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Zika: a woman transmits it for the first time to a man
The 1st case of a woman who transmitted the Zika virus to a man during unprotected sex has been reported ...
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Zika: the number of cases increases in Metropolitan France
While the number of people infected with the Zika virus is increasing in metropolitan France, the lull is emerging in ...
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Zika: abortion requests have doubled in Brazil
Requests for abortion have increased in American countries since the start of the Zika epidemic. Many countries affected by the ...
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Zika: WHO seeks $ 122 million
The World Health Organization needs $ 122 million to coordinate the fight against the Zika virus and the prevention of ...
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Zika flames in Puerto Rico
Zika virus infection is increasing rapidly in Puerto Rico. US health authorities fear an increase in the number of infected ...
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Zika: the risk of microcephaly is low in late pregnancy
Colombian and American researchers show that infection with Zika during the 3rd trimester of pregnancy does not increase the risk ...
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Zika: babies with severe eye damage
Brazilian doctors have discovered new eye lesions linked to Zika virus infection in 3 babies with microcephaly. Newborns with microcephaly ...
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Microcephaly: the puzzle of the twins of Brazil
In Brazil, doctors report 6 cases of twins where only one of the two children has microcephaly. An enigma that ...
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Rio Olympics: Australian athletes equipped with anti-Zika condoms
Australia will distribute anti-Zika condoms to its athletes during the Rio Olympics. They are coated with a gel that is ...
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Zika: the virus is concentrated in the placenta
Using two models of pregnant mice, researchers have shown that the Zika virus is able to cross the placenta and ...
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Zika: how the infection causes microcephaly
Using 3D models of the human brain, researchers have found that the Zika virus turns the immune system against the ...
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Rio Games: South Koreans will not take any risks with Zika
South Korean athletes heading to the Rio Olympics in August will wear long-sleeved clothing impregnated with mosquito repellent to training.Faced ...
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Zika: Chile threatened again
The Aedes aegypti mosquito, vector of the Zika virus, reappeared in Chile, 60 years after being eradicated. An alert system ...
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Zika: first 2 cases declared in Vietnam
Two Vietnamese women tested positive for the Zika virus at the end of March. Among them, a woman who is ...
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Zika: a 5-year follow-up recommended for children exposed to the virus
The High Council of Public Health recommends neurological monitoring for at least two years in newborns who are or may ...
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Zika: the authorities confirm the 1st case of microcephaly in Martinique
Health authorities have confirmed the first French case of microcephaly in Martinique. For now, it is the only case detected ...
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Zika: 5,200 suspected cases of microcephaly in Brazil
The number of cases of microcephaly is exploding in Brazil. Other countries like France do not seem spared by this ...
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Zika: Dr Zouiten confirms the 1st case of microcephaly in Martinique
MAINTENANCE. In Martinique, 77 pregnant women have been infected with the Zika virus. Among them, a case of microcephaly has ...
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Zika: WHO urges pregnant women to avoid affected areas
Faced with the neurological devastation of the Zika virus, the United Nations Agency opts for caution and advises pregnant women ...
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Zika: a first link established with microcephaly
A direct link between Zika and brain malformations remains to be established. But researchers have shown that the virus can ...
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Zika: 641 cases of microcephaly and 139 babies died
The Zika virus is killing more and more people. 139 babies have died from the infection since October 2015 in ...
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Zika: the virus that panics the planet
Since the spring of 2015, South America and the Caribbean have been hit by a major epidemic caused by the ...
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Zika: the epidemic “may worsen before improving”
3 to 4 million Zika virus infections are expected in 2016 on the American continent. The epidemic is expected to ...
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Zika: additional ultrasounds reimbursed at 100%
Pregnant women infected with Zika will benefit from additional ultrasounds, which are fully paid for, in order to monitor the ...
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Zika: French Polynesia draws lessons from the 2013 epidemic
Between 2013 and 2014, French Polynesia was hit by the first major epidemic due to the Zika virus. Two years ...
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Zika: the direct link to microcephaly is not yet established
The arguments accumulate but they are not sufficient to conclude to a certain link between the Zika virus and cases ...
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Zika: microcephaly causes severe eye problems
Children with microcephaly are more likely to suffer from irreversible eye defects. A large majority could go blind. The devastation ...
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Zika: the mother-child bond established during pregnancy
Zika virus has been detected in the brain of an aborted microcephalic fetus. The autopsy revealed structural brain abnormalities and ...
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Zika: France tightens surveillance of pregnant women
The Zika virus has crossed the epidemic threshold in 2 French overseas departments. The Minister of Health took stock of ...
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