Zika Crisis

Four times the number of babies born with skull deformities linked to Zika virus were reported in Colombia this year following the outbreak of the mosquito-borne infection, said a US government report on Friday.

Florida mosquitoes have likely spread the Zika virus on the US mainland for the first time, and Republican US Sen Marco Rubio says the tourism-dependent state may face an economic crisis if visitors start canceling plans to come here.

Brazilian labour inspectors on Wednesday said they would fine the organising committee nearly USD 100,000 for hiring workers without proper contracts required by law

The build-up to the Rio Olympics has been hampered by Brazil's worst recession since the 1930s, as well as an outbreak of the Zika virus, and a political crisis that has seen suspended President Dilma Rousseff placed on trial in the Senate

Scientists and researchers argued in their letter that carrying on with the 2016 Olympics in Rio, the second most affected city in Brazil by the Zika crisis, would be "irresponsible" and "unethical"

The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Tuesday that the Zika crisis gripping Puerto Rico is likely to accelerate without quick action.

The Zika virus, believed to be linked to the serious birth defect microcephaly, presents a "formidable" challenge that will be hard to stamp out, World Health Organization chief Margaret Chan warned on Wednesday.

The atmosphere inside the laboratory on the outskirts of Vienna is literally buzzing with armies of male mosquitoes locked up inside net-covered boxes. Their sole mission in life: stop females from breeding.

President Barack Obama will ask Congress for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funding to tackle the fast spreading Zika virus both at home and abroad, the White House said on Monday.

Brazilian organizers have reiterated they have no intention of canceling the Rio de Janeiro Olympics because of the outbreak of the Zika virus, with Sports Minister George Hilton saying the topic "is not in discussion."

Leading researchers in Brazil are borrowing techniques used to accelerate the fight against Ebola in the hope of developing a Zika virus treatment that could be tested in humans in a year.

In the global rush to find a way to stop the spread of the Zika virus, a new player has emerged -- a genetically modified mosquito whose developers claim it could be a game-changer.

Yurman Torres is standing in line at the foot of Avila Mountain, on the edge of Caracas, to fill a large jug with water, a rare commodity in crisis-hit Venezuela.

Four times the number of babies born with skull deformities linked to Zika virus were reported in Colombia this year following the outbreak of the mosquito-borne infection, said a US government report on Friday.

Florida mosquitoes have likely spread the Zika virus on the US mainland for the first time, and Republican US Sen Marco Rubio says the tourism-dependent state may face an economic crisis if visitors start canceling plans to come here.

Brazilian labour inspectors on Wednesday said they would fine the organising committee nearly USD 100,000 for hiring workers without proper contracts required by law

The build-up to the Rio Olympics has been hampered by Brazil's worst recession since the 1930s, as well as an outbreak of the Zika virus, and a political crisis that has seen suspended President Dilma Rousseff placed on trial in the Senate

Scientists and researchers argued in their letter that carrying on with the 2016 Olympics in Rio, the second most affected city in Brazil by the Zika crisis, would be "irresponsible" and "unethical"

The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Tuesday that the Zika crisis gripping Puerto Rico is likely to accelerate without quick action.

The Zika virus, believed to be linked to the serious birth defect microcephaly, presents a "formidable" challenge that will be hard to stamp out, World Health Organization chief Margaret Chan warned on Wednesday.

The atmosphere inside the laboratory on the outskirts of Vienna is literally buzzing with armies of male mosquitoes locked up inside net-covered boxes. Their sole mission in life: stop females from breeding.

President Barack Obama will ask Congress for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funding to tackle the fast spreading Zika virus both at home and abroad, the White House said on Monday.

Brazilian organizers have reiterated they have no intention of canceling the Rio de Janeiro Olympics because of the outbreak of the Zika virus, with Sports Minister George Hilton saying the topic "is not in discussion."

Leading researchers in Brazil are borrowing techniques used to accelerate the fight against Ebola in the hope of developing a Zika virus treatment that could be tested in humans in a year.

In the global rush to find a way to stop the spread of the Zika virus, a new player has emerged -- a genetically modified mosquito whose developers claim it could be a game-changer.

Yurman Torres is standing in line at the foot of Avila Mountain, on the edge of Caracas, to fill a large jug with water, a rare commodity in crisis-hit Venezuela.