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A medical researcher works on results of tests for preventing the spread of the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases at the Gorgas Memorial institute for Health Studies laboratory in Panama City. Reuters
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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes to be tested for various diseases perch inside a container at the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory in Panama City
Spain Reports First Case of Zika-Related Microcephaly
MADRID- According to official statistics, since the 3rd of May, approximately 105 people were reported in Spain to have been infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus. Nevertheless, Spanish health authorities stated that they had detected the very first known case...Caption:
The forearm of a public health technician is seen covered with sterile female Aedes aegyti mosquitoes after leaving a recipient to cultivate larvae, in a research area to prevent the spread of Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases, at the entomology department of the Ministry of Public Health, in Guatemala City, January 26, 2016. REUTERS/Josue Decavele
Canada Confirms Its First Sexually Transmitted Zika Case
Health officials in Canada confirmed the first case of a Zika virus infection that was contracted locally through sex. A resident in Ontario, who was not further identified, is believed to have contracted the virus from a sexual partner who came down with Zika after...Caption:
Gleyce Kelly embraces her daughter Maria Geovana, who has microcephaly, in Recife, Brazil, January 25, 2016. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino