Zika virus outbreak global response
WHO has launched a global prevention and control strategy to guide its international response to the spread of Zika virus infection and the neonatal malformations and neurological conditions associated with it. (Source: WHO news on Zika virus)
Source: WHO news on Zika virus - March 2, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, zika, zika Source Type: news
Microcephaly
is a neonatal malformation defined as a head size much smaller compared with other babies of the same age and sex. If this combines with poor brain growth, babies with microcephaly can develop developmental disabilities. The severity of microcephaly ranges from mild to severe. (Source: WHO news on Zika virus)
Source: WHO news on Zika virus - March 2, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: congenital anomalies [subject], birth defects, emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, noma [subject], cancrum oris, zika, zika Source Type: news
Zika situation report
26 February 2016: Zika virus, Microcephaly, and Guillain-Barré syndrome. (Source: WHO news on Zika virus)
Source: WHO news on Zika virus - February 26, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, zika, zika Source Type: news
Zika response accelerates as WHO Director-General visits Brazil
Dr Chan is visiting a hospital and clinical research centre in Recife, the capital of Pernambuco state where a significant number of pregnant women who contracted the Zika virus during pregnancy have delivered babies with microcephaly. The Professor Fernando Figueira Integral Medicine Institute (IMIP) is the National Referral Center for Mother and Child Care Programs and its outreach programmes support the health care needs of vulnerable populations in the favelas situated on the outskirts of the city. Last year, as Zika was spreading through northeastern Brazil, thousands of children with suspected microcephaly were born...
Source: WHO news on Zika virus - February 24, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: congenital anomalies [subject], birth defects, emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, neurology [subject], neurological disorders, brain disorders, spinal disorders, newborn [subject], newborn, newborn health, perin Source Type: news
Zika virus and safe blood supply: Questions and answers
Zika virus may present a risk to blood safety. Currently there is a limited knowledge of Zika virus and the ways it can be transmitted. The majority of cases are transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito, Aedes mosquitos. Until more is known about other means of transmission, precautions should be taken to ensure the supply of blood is safe. Ideally the blood supply during a regional outbreak of Zika should be maintained by increasing blood collections in non-affected areas. In non-affected areas, consideration may be given to defer potential donors who have recently visited areas with ongoing transm...
Source: WHO news on Zika virus - February 19, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: blood safety [subject], safe blood, emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, infectious disease [subject], communicable diseases, tropical disease [subject], zika, zika, zika Source Type: news
Zika situation report
12 February 2016: Zika and potential complications. (Source: WHO news on Zika virus)
Source: WHO news on Zika virus - February 12, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, travel [subject], travel and health, air travel, zika, zika, zika, zika Source Type: news
Zika situation report
5 February 2016: Neurological syndrome and congenital anomalies. (Source: WHO news on Zika virus)
Source: WHO news on Zika virus - February 5, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, travel [subject], travel and health, air travel, zika, zika, zika, zika Source Type: news
Zika virus situation reports
. Zika virus, Microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome. (Source: WHO news on Zika virus)
Source: WHO news on Zika virus - February 5, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, travel [subject], travel and health, air travel, zika, zika, zika, zika Source Type: news
