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Zika Virus 2016 Update: World War 1 antiseptic can prevent spread?
By Susmita Pathak Mishra From Australian Network News Zika virus medical intervention has found that there is an old method of preventing the spread of the disease using Acriflavine antiseptic from World War I and II. What is Zika virus Acriflavine antiseptic?…
Barbados: Ministry Of Health Statement: Two babies born with microcephaly
From Government of Barbados The Ministry of Health is investigating the cause of microcephaly in two babies delivered at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital this week. The doctors at the QEH are carrying out investigations to determine whether the birth defects…
Refund hard to collect after Zika-related cruise cancellation
BY MATT GEPHARDT AND CINDY ST. CLAIR From CBS KUTV (KUTV) Kody Thompson and his wife love to cruise. In July, they were set to embark on their tenth, sailing with Royal Caribbean to the Caribbean. It’s an area that…
Cayman Islands still Zika free
Cayman Still Zika Free Statement on Investigated Case of Zika Virus in the Cayman Islands Acting Medical Officer of Health Dr. Samuel Williams-Rodriguez has provided an update on the investigation of a reported case of Zika virus in the Cayman Islands….
Cayman ready for Zika
Cayman Prepared to Combat Zika Virus The Cayman Islands Ministry of Health and related stakeholders have been meeting to update Government on efforts taken to prepare and respond to the possible introduction of the Zika Virus to the Cayman Islands….
What’s Next for the Zika Virus?
By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier From The Atlantic The CDC is warning pregnant women against traveling to 22 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, and some of those countries are urging their own citizens to avoid conception. Public-health officials in Latin…
Cayman Islands Public Health Department issues Zika virus update
Acting Medical Officer of Health, Dr Samuel Williams-Rodriguez has provided an update on the current status of the Zika Virus outbreak in the Caribbean region and the Americas. The update follows a teleconference with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)…
