News from Zika
Media Bias Breakdown
How is the media covering Zika?Zika often is covered by Center Media sources.
22%
Center: 59%
19%
Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Zika, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 62 stories have been published about Zika which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
Location of Coverage About ZikaBased on 62 recent stories
18% Local Coverage69% National Coverage13% International Coverage
Media Bias Breakdown
How is the media covering Zika?Zika often is covered by Center Media sources.
22%
Center: 59%
19%
Top Zika News
Latest News Stories
Zika · ThailandAnother 19-year-old man in Hong Kong was infected with the Zika virus. The Health and Protection Centre of the Department of Health indicated that the patient had arrived in Thailand along with the man announced on Friday (12th) to be co-infected with Zika virus and dengue fever, as a case related to imports from abroad. A person who stayed at home on Koh Lanta in Thailand is now asymptomatic, according to the Symptom-free Center. The male patie…See the Story
A 19-year-old man infected with the Zika virus stayed with a young man who had previously been diagnosed and traveled to Thailand.
Zika · Hong KongThe Hong Kong Health Protection Centre (CHP) is investigating the co-infection of a 16-year-old male with zika and dengue viruses after returning to the former British colony from Thailand on 6 April.See the Story
Hong Kong investigates Zika and dengue infection case in traveler from Thailand
Zika · ThailandThe Health Protection Centre of the Ministry of Health is investigating a case involving an out-of-country co-infection with Zika virus and dengue fever today (April 12). It calls on citizens to pay attention to environmental health and take mosquito-proof measures during out-of-country travel. Pregnant women should redouble their attention to the risk of infection when travelling to affected areas. Burning, headache and posterior occipital pain…See the Story
A 16-year-old boy traveled to the island of Landa in Thailand last month. He was often bitten by mosquitoes while infected with Zika and dengue fever.
Zika · PortugalA vaccine against zika developed by Brazilian researchers has been shown to be effective against the virus in laboratory mice and is ready for clinical trials, science sources said on Friday, and the formula was highly effective in mice trials and was able to induce the organism to generate an immune response against the pathogenic agent and protect animals from infection, according to the São Paulo State Research Foundation.See the Story
Brazil-developed Zika vaccine proves effective in rat tests.
Zika · São PauloA collaboration between researchers at USP and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Pernambuco has yielded promising results in the development of a DNA vaccine against the Zika virus, and using mushrooms as test subjects, the team has been able to induce an effective immune response, protecting animals from infection by the pathogen... The post Zika DNA Vaccine Demonstrates Efficiency in Testing with Mushrooms appeared first on The Antagonist.See the Story
Vacina de DNA contra o vírus Zika demonstra eficácia em testes com camundongos
Zika · BrazilResearchers from USP (University of São Paulo) and Fiocruz (Oswaldo Cruz Foundation) in Pernambuco are developing a Zika vaccine. In mouse tests, the formula was effective, inducing an immune response against the pathogen and protecting rodents from infection. The results were published in the journal Frontiers in Immunology.See the Story
