Tag: Zika virus (ZikaV) mosquito monkey

• Wednesday, March 9th 2016 - 05:08 UTC

  Sambo fish to combat mosquitoes in the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio

  

  Governments have been using various tools to fight the spread of the Zika virus in Latin America: fumigation, spraying of insecticides and even a plan to distribute mosquito repellents to athletes during the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

• Monday, February 1st 2016 - 06:12 UTC

  WHO Emergency committee meets in Geneva to address the Zika virus situation

  

  The World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan has briefed on the Zika virus situation. In the briefing Ms Chan gave a brief history of the disease and explained why WHO is so deeply concerned.