Zika virus infections have recently been confirmed among four Canadians who have travelled to areas most affected by the virus, the Public Health Agency of Canada says. Two cases in British Columbia, one in Alberta and one in Quebec all resulted from
These large amounts of fresh, standing water are ideal mosquito breeding grounds and certainly have contributed to the rapid spread of the Zika virus.The United Nations specifically mentions that El Nino can cause an “increase in vector-borne diseases
Zika virus infections have recently been confirmed among four Canadians who have travelled to areas most affected by the virus, the Public Health Agency of Canada says. Two cases in British Columbia, one in Alberta and one in Quebec all resulted from
Health officials in Ecuador have detected the Zika virus in nearly two dozen people, while neighboring Peru reported its first case on Friday, fueling regional concerns about the spread of the mosquito-borne virus. Ecuador's Health Minister Margarita
A municipal worker sprays insecticide to combat the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that transmit the Zika virus in Recife on Jan. 26. In the face of the health crisis, President Dilma Rousseff declared war on the Aedes mosquito, with the government set to