Officials Warn Travelers About Mosquito-Borne Virus

A researcher holds a container with female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes at the Biomedical Sciences Institute in the Sao Paulo's University, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. The Aedes aegypti is a vector for transmitting the Zika virus. The...

US Zika travel alert issued for 2 more countries

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the mosquito-born Zika virus, which is linked to brain deformities in babies (all times local): 9:15 p.m. Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a health emergency in four counties of the state because of the Zika virus....

Zika virus: what travellers need to know

What is Zika? Zika fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by Zika virus (ZIKV). One out of four people may develop symptoms similar to dengue fever and consist of mild fever, a bumpy rash, headaches, joint pain and conjunctivitis, that can...

Travel top 10: Prisons to visit

1. Devils Island, French Guiana 2. Fremantle Prison, Western Australia 3. Chateau d’lf, Marseille, France 4. Chillon Castle, Montreaux, Switzerland 5. Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia 6. Leoben Justice Center, Austria 7. Alcatraz, San...

Airlines are letting travelers cancel flights because of Zika virus

Updated at Jan. 26 2016, 5:58 p.m. EST Both the largest airline in Latin America and United Airlines are waiving cancelation and flight-change fees for pregnant women who had planned to fly to countries where the presence of Zika virus has been...

5 Zika-Infected Travelers Return to Mainland France

Environment 03:01 29.01.2016Get short URL MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Five people infected with the Zika virus have returned to mainland France since the beginning of the year, the country’s Ministry of Health informs. "None of the patients had a severe...

3 U.S. Airlines Offering Refunds for Travel to Zika-Affected Areas

Delta Airlines has joined two other major U.S. airlines in offering refunds to passengers worried about the Zika virus outbreak in many tropical countries. Customers with current reservations through Delta, who are concerned about traveling to...

Airlines offering refunds for travel to Zika areas

Two major U.S. airlines are offering refunds to passengers worried about the Zika virus outbreak in many tropical countries. United Airlines says customers booked to fly to areas affected by the virus can reschedule or get refunds. American...

More airlines join United, American in offering Zika travel refunds

More U.S. airlines and cruise operators are offering refunds or letting pregnant women change itineraries if they booked a trip to places dealing with an outbreak of Zika virus. While health officials say most people exposed to the virus suffer...

ACOG supports CDC's zika virus travel precautions

(HealthDay)—The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)—the largest organization representing obstetricians and gynecologists in the United States—said Thursday that it supports new guidelines aimed at shielding pregnant women...

U.S. Ob-Gyn Group Supports Zika Virus Travel Precautions

FRIDAY Jan. 22, 2016, 2016 -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) -- the largest organization representing obstetricians and gynecologists in the United States -- said Thursday that it supports new guidelines aimed at...

US issues travel alert over Zika virus

QUITO: Ecuador said Friday it has detected its first two cases of the Zika virus, a mosquito-borne disease similar to dengue fever that has been linked to birth defects. Ecuadoran officials had previously detected four people who arrived from...

Zika Virus Expected to Spread Through U.S. CDC says pregnant women should avoid travel to many South American countries.

Editor's note: This story was updated Jan. 26, 2016, with latest news and further details. Jan. 7, 2016 -- The mosquito-borne Zika virus is likely to spread in the United States, health authorities warn. Cases of it have been seen in travelers...

CDC Broadens Zika Virus Travel Alert for Pregnant Women

TUESDAY Jan. 26, 2016, 2016 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday added two more destinations -- the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Dominican Republic -- to the list of places that pregnant women may want to avoid due to...

Alarm over thousands of birth defects blamed on the mosquito-borne Zika virus spread beyond Latin America on Friday, as the United States expanded a travel warning for pregnant women.

With the sting of a mosquito bite and a fever, many pregnant women may not know that they caught the Zika virus – until it strikes their unborn child. Now authorities in some Latin American countries are warning women to avoid getting pregnant for...

Airlines Offering Refunds for Travel to Zika-Affected Areas

Two major U.S. airlines are offering refunds to passengers worried about the Zika virus outbreak in many tropical countries. United Airlines said customers booked to fly to areas affected by the virus can reschedule or get refunds. American...

Airlines Offering Refunds for Travel to Zika-Affected...

Two major U.S. airlines are offering refunds to passengers worried about the Zika virus outbreak in many tropical countries. United Airlines said customers booked to fly to areas affected by the virus can reschedule or get refunds. American...

United, American Offering Refunds For Travel To Zika Virus Areas

NEW YORK - Two major U.S. airlines are offering refunds to passengers worried about the Zika virus outbreak in many tropical countries. United Airlines says customers booked to fly to areas affected by the virus can reschedule or get refunds....

U.S. airlines offering refunds for travel to Zika-affected areas

Two major U.S. airlines are offering refunds to passengers worried about the Zika virus outbreak in many tropical countries. United Airlines says customers booked to fly to areas affected by the virus can reschedule or get refunds. American...

Zika Virus Alert Mosquito-borne virus prompts expanded CDC travel advisory for pregnant women.

U.S. agency says those at risk should avoid U.S. Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic WebMD News from HealthDay By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on...