Zika Guidelines

As US public health officials try to determine whether Zika has arrived in the country, doctors are establishing guidelines on how to care for the rising number of babies whose mothers were infected with the virus during pregnancy.

US health officials on Tuesday issued new guidelines for donating blood aimed at avoiding the contamination of the country's blood supplies with the Zika virus.

With no specific federal guideline yet in place to control the spread of the Zika virus in the United States, some mosquito-heavy states like Florida are stepping up spraying and education programs. But the North and West have yet to boost prevention.

A day after WHO declared emergency over the "explosive" spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the Centre today issued detailed guidelines for combating the disease, including a travel advisory that asks pregnant women to either defer or cancel their travel to the affected areas.

Stating that there is not a single case of Zika virus, suspected of causing serious birth defects, in India, the Centre on Monday said it will come out with guidelines to prevent the disease within the next 48 hours.

As US public health officials try to determine whether Zika has arrived in the country, doctors are establishing guidelines on how to care for the rising number of babies whose mothers were infected with the virus during pregnancy.

US health officials on Tuesday issued new guidelines for donating blood aimed at avoiding the contamination of the country's blood supplies with the Zika virus.

With no specific federal guideline yet in place to control the spread of the Zika virus in the United States, some mosquito-heavy states like Florida are stepping up spraying and education programs. But the North and West have yet to boost prevention.

A day after WHO declared emergency over the "explosive" spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the Centre today issued detailed guidelines for combating the disease, including a travel advisory that asks pregnant women to either defer or cancel their travel to the affected areas.

Stating that there is not a single case of Zika virus, suspected of causing serious birth defects, in India, the Centre on Monday said it will come out with guidelines to prevent the disease within the next 48 hours.