CDC Issues Travel Warning For Countries Affected By Zika Virus

People traveling to Central America and South America, as well as some islands in the Caribbean, should take special precautions against mosquito bites because of an outbreak of Zika virus, a previously rare disease that may be linked to serious...

CDC issues travel alert for pregnant women

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A travel alert is in effect for pregnant women headed abroad because of the spread of the Zika virus. The Zika virus is a mosquito-borne illness that can have adverse effects on pregnancies. Cases have been reported in...

C.D.C. May Warn Pregnant Women Against Travel to Countries With Zika Virus

Photo Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in a Petri dish at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, part of the University of São Paulo in Brazil. Credit Nelson Almeida/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Federal health officials are debating whether to warn...

Zika virus a threat for traveling pregnant women

If you are pregnant and plan to travel, there is a health alert you need to be aware of. Mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus have been found in Latin America and the Caribbean and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a travel...

Pregnant Britons urged to rethink South America travel amid Zika virus outbreak

Pregnant Britons planning trips to areas affected by the Zika virus are being urged to reconsider their travel plans because of risks posed to their unborn children. There is an unprecedented outbreak of the virus in Brazil and health experts have...

CDC warns travelers of Zika Virus outbreak, birth defect risk

Mosquitos are spreading a virus that may be related to more than 3,500 cases of birth defects in Brazil and could reach the United States. On Friday, the CDC issued a level two travel advisory asking women who are pregnant or who may become...

Warning issued for pregnant women planning travel to South and Central America

On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Ga. issued a Level 2 travel warning for pregnant women who plan on traveling to areas of Central and South America along with regions of the Caribbean. CDC The regions covered...

Polio in Europe: Why Vigilance Is More Crucial Than Ever

In an article published recently, experts from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe question the feasibility of achieving poliomyelitis (polio) eradication...

U.S. adds more destinations to travel alert over Zika virus

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday added eight destinations to its travel alert over Zika, a mosquito-borne virus believed to cause birth defects. The added locations where the Zika virus is spreading are Barbados,...

Zika virus travel warnings spread

Image copyright EPA Image caption In El Salvador - one of the 23 countries or territories covered by a travel warning - houses are fumigated against mosquitoes Travel warnings to pregnant women have been extended to eight more countries or...

U.S. adds more countries to Zika travel alert

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) extended its travel warning to another eight countries or territories that pose a risk of infection with Zika, a mosquito-borne virus spreading through the Caribbean and Latin...

US adds more countries to Zika travel alert

REUTERS: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) extended its travel warning to another eight countries or territories that pose a risk of infection with Zika, a mosquito-borne virus spreading through the Caribbean and Latin...

Armchair Traveler: Patti Smith, Paul Theroux and Others on Places Near and Far

Travel memoirs come in many variations, whether it be the unvarnished language of a journal that was never intended to be published, or the fine-tuned reflections of an author on his or her home turf, replete with oddball residents, dicey side...

Zika Virus Prompts CDC to Issue Travel Alert for Pregnant Women

Editor's note: This story was updated Jan. 15, 2016, with the CDC issuing a travel warning for 13 countries and Puerto Rico. Jan. 7, 2016 -- The mosquito-borne Zika virus has prompted a CDC travel warning for parts of Central America, South...

US’ travel alert for pregnant women traveling to zika-hit region

NEW YORK: Pregnant women should avoid traveling to Latin America and Caribbean countries that have outbreaks of a tropical illness linked to birth defects, health officials said Friday. The illness is caused by the Zika virus which is spread...

Zika Virus: CDC Issues Travel Warning For Pregnant Women

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel alert late Friday, advising pregnant women to postpone travel to 14 countries and territories in the Americas affected by the Zika virus. The advisory comes amid concerns that...

US 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 Prevention...

CDC issues travel warning for pregnant women because of Zika virus

TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) - There's a new warning for pregnant mothers who want to travel to certain countries. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an advisory, asking pregnant women to avoid travel to Mexico and 13 other...

Zika virus concerns may curb travel for pregnant women

(HealthDay)—Pregnant women in the United States may be warned against traveling to Latin American and Caribbean countries where mosquitoes are spreading a virus that may cause brain damage in newborns. Experts say a U.S. Centers for Disease...

CDC issues travel advisory for 14 countries with alarming viral outbreaks

With mounting evidence that the mosquito-spread Zika virus is behind the skyrocketing numbers of severe birth defects in Brazil, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Friday cautioned pregnant women and women planning to become...