Abu Dhabi Imposes Mandatory ‘Gene Testing’ Before Marriage
The Department of Health in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced on Wednesday that couples will be required to undergo genetic testing before they can be married.
Birth Defects
Pandemic Risk: Zika Mosquitos in 129 California Cities
The mosquitos that can carry the Zika virus have reportedly appeared in 129 California cities. With cold winter weather the only major obstacle to the Zika virus becoming America’s first pandemic since the 1957 Asian Flu, ground zero for a potential pandemic is now the West Coast.
Zika Study: ‘Prepare for Global Epidemic of Microcephaly’
A new study published in the British medical journal Lancet reveals a “striking magnitude of association between microcephaly and Zika virus infection” and warns readers to “prepare for a global epidemic of microcephaly and other manifestations of congenital Zika syndrome.”
Brazilian Researchers: Zika Has Mutated into Something More Dangerous
A new study has allowed scientists to watch the Zika virus destroy nascent brain cells in mice fetuses, proving definitively the link between the virus and birth defects in humans as well as cementing suspicions that the strain of Zika spreading in Latin America is a more dangerous mutation than those seen previously.
Pregnant Women with Zika Have 1-in-5 Chance of Infant Brain Damage
Medical experts are warning that new studies show the Zika virus is capable not only of producing in unborn children the brain defect microcephaly, but a variety of severe neurological deformities that could impair a child in unpredictable ways.
Brazil Nears 100,000 Zika Cases Less Than 100 Days from Olympics
Brazil confirms this week it has documented a staggering 91,387 cases of Zika in 2016, with more than 7,000 cases being pregnant women. The World Health Organization (WHO) warns the number of Zika cases globally is set to increase, though cooling temperatures may finally lower the rates of infection in Brazil itself.
WHO Confirms: Zika Causes Brain Deformities, Crippling Paralysis Syndrome
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that it has been able to confirm that the Zika virus causes microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome.
CDC Issues Cuba Travel Warning over Zika Virus
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning about travel to Cuba after authorities reported Zika on the communist island.
Florida Confirms Five More Zika Cases, Including Pregnant Woman
The Florida government has confirmed five new Zika cases, including another pregnant woman. This brings the total number of cases of pregnant women carrying the Zika virus in Florida to four.
American Women Begin Aborting Babies over Zika Fears
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that at least two pregnant women who tested positive for the Zika virus chose to abort their babies.
Zika Spreads: Three Pregnant Women Test Positive in Florida
The Florida Department of Health has confirmed that three pregnant women have Zika after the World Health Organization (WHO) warned the Zika outbreak could get worse before it gets better.
Colombia Registers First ‘Probable’ Microcephaly Case in Aborted Zika Baby
Colombian health officials announced a “probable” microcephaly case in an aborted fetus and discovered the Zika virus in the amniotic fluid.
Colombian Becomes South Africa’s First Zika Case
A Colombian businessman has fully recovered from the Zika virus after doctors diagnosed him in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Fearing Global Pandemic, South Korea Will Invest $2 Million in Zika Research
Fearing a global pandemic, the South Korean Science Ministry has announced plans to invest 3 billion won ($2,438,910) in Zika research.
Brazil Health Ministry: Zika Caused ‘Most’ Recorded Microcephaly Cases This Year
The Brazilian Health Ministry has confirmed that the Zika virus has caused “most” of the microcephaly cases recorded following its discovery in the country.
Brazil Investigating What Could Be First Confirmed Zika Miscarriage
The research group Fiocruz announced it will investigate a recent miscarriage that occurred after the mother contracted Zika. It could be the first miscarriage in Rio de Janeiro caused by the virus.
Researchers: Zika Found in Areas of Body Typically Protected by Immune System
Doctors have found the Zika virus in areas of the body protected from the immune system, such as seminal fluid, fetal brain tissue, and the placenta.
Doctors in Brazil Find Possible Tie Between Zika and Another Newborn Deformity
Doctors in Brazil have discovered hydrocephalus in two babies with congenital malformation. Some suspect the ongoing Zika pandemic in the country caused these cases.
Zika Hits Africa: Thousands Test Positive on Cape Verde Island
Since October, doctors have discovered over 7,000 Zika cases on Cape Verde, an island located off the coast of Senegal.
Two U.S. Women with Zika Suffer Miscarriages
Doctors have found the Zika virus in placentas of two U.S. women who contracted the virus. They suffered miscarriages after they returned to the states.
Brazil: Medical Study Finds More Than a Thousand Microcephaly Cases Before Zika
A doctor in Brazil has discovered numerous microcephaly cases that predate the Zika outbreak.
CDC Confirms: Dead Infants with Microcephaly Contracted Zika
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced that doctors had confirmed the presence of Zika virus in the tissue of infants who died from microcephaly, a rare birth defect.
Not Just Microcephaly: Doctors Seek Link Between Zika and Eye Damage in Newborns
Yale University School of Public Health Professor Albert Ko claims the cases of microcephaly in Brazil are just the start of concerns about birth defects linked to the Zika virus.
