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U.K. diagnoses 3 with Zika virus; CDC expands travel warnings
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Officials in the U.K. diagnosed three British travelers with the Zika virus as the Centers for Disease Control in the United States expanded its travel warnings. The Public Health England agency said the three cases...
CDC issues interim travel guidance related to Zika virus for 14 Countries and Territories in Central and South America and the Caribbean
Out of an abundance of caution, pregnant women advised to consider postponing travel to areas where Zika virus transmission is ongoing CDC has issued a travel alert (Level 2-Practice Enhanced Precautions) for people traveling to regions and...
Football Team To Travel To St Kitts & Nevis
The Bermuda Football Association confirmed that the Senior Men’s team will travel to St Kitts and Nevis to play two matches. On February 19th the team will play the St. Kitts U20 team in Nevis and on February 21st they will play a full...
Zika outbreak: Aussie travellers cautioned as virus set to spread across Americas
DFAT has issued a travel warning for Mexico and parts of Central America for the Zika virus. DFAT is advising pregnant women not to travel to affected countries, including Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Colombia, Venezuela, Samoa, Panama, Mexico,...

Former British Guiana footballer Alvin Geronimo Braithwaite dead at 82
Jan 07, 2025 Sports Kaieteur Sports- Former British Guiana and Guyana footballer Alvin “Geronimo” Braithwaite has died. He passed away on Tuesday December 31, 2024 at the age of 82 overseas. Back in 2012, Statistician Charwayne Walker had done a...
Pregnant ladies should not travel to countries at risk of Zika virus transmission: IMA
Pregnant ladies should not travel to countries at risk of Zika virus transmission: IMA Pregnant women should avoid traveling to countries at risk of mosquito-borne Zika virus transmission, which is strongly suspected of causing microcephaly. In...
ACOG Supports the CDC’s Travel Warnings tied to Zika
Update Date: Jan 23, 2016 11:00 AM EST "Pregnant women and women who are considering pregnancy should delay planned travel to areas where Zika virus outbreaks are ongoing," ACOG President Dr. Mark DeFrancesco said. (Photo : Wikimedia Commons/James...
Latin America travel alert over Zika virus
US health officials have issued a travel warning for 14 countries and territories in the Caribbean and Latin America where infection with Zika, a mosquito-borne virus, is a risk. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in particular...
CDC expands Zika pregnancy travel alert
Pregnant women should not travel to Barbados, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Guyana, Cape Verde and Samoa because of Zika virus, the CDC said Friday. This comes on the heels of last week's travel alert from the CDC recommending...
CDC warns pregnant women to avoid travel to Brazil due to Zika virus
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued interim travel guidance on Friday for pregnant women and women of childbearing age who are planning to become pregnant, warning against travel to Brazil and 13 other countries in the...
France warns pregnant women against travel to Zika-hit nations
France today asked pregnant women not to travel to French overseas territories in South America and the Caribbean where the mosquito-borne Zika virus has led to a rise in birth defects. “This is a serious epidemic (that) can have neurological...
France Warns Pregnant Women Against Travel To Zika-Hit Countries
Paris, France: France on Thursday urged pregnant women not to travel to French overseas territories in South America and the Caribbean where the mosquito-borne Zika virus has led to a rise in birth defects. "This is a serious epidemic (that) can...

List of Visa-Free Countries for Australian Passport Holders in 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Traveling abroad often requires a visa in addition to a passport. However, certain countries possess a powerful passport that enables their citizens to travel without a visa; Australia is one of them. While Singapore’s passport...
CDC warns pregnant travelers of Zika virus; 2 IL women test positive
(WTVM) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning pregnant women and other travelers to take caution in traveling to certain countries for a virus spread by mosquitoes. The Zika virus is spread through the bites of the Aedes...
Zika Virus Countries: CDC Adds 8 Destinations To List Of Where Not To Travel In the Americas
What's the best way to avoid catching Zika virus? The simplest answer: Don't travel to places where mosquitoes carry and spread it. That list of places is growing, though -- the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added eight new...
Three British travellers infected with Zika virus which has been linked to brain deformities in babies as expectant mothers warned not to travel to 22 affected countries
Three Britons have been infected with Zika virus, a mosquito-borne illness that has been linked to brain deformities in babies. Pregnant women have been warned not to travel to the 22 countries where the infection has been reported. This has...
U.S. issues travel alert over Zika virus in Latin America, Caribbean
(Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Friday issued a travel warning for 14 countries and territories in the Caribbean and Latin America where infection with Zika, a mosquito-borne virus, is a risk. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
Pregnant women warned not to travel to Zika areas
The Zika virus has spread to at least 25 countries, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning pregnant women against travel to those areas. The relatively new mosquito-borne virus is connected with a neurological disorder that...
CDC expands Zika travel advisory as experts detail risks
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today added eight more destinations to its recent Zika virus travel alert, as its experts and those in Europe weighed in on the threat and Brazilian scientists published the first findings...
Zika Virus Prompts CDC Travel Alert
Editor's note: This story was updated Jan. 19, 2016, with the CDC issuing guidance for pregnant women who have traveled to the warning areas. Jan. 7, 2016 -- The mosquito-borne Zika virus has prompted a CDC travel warning for parts of Central...