Rappler's latest stories on Guillain-Barre syndrome
Zika no longer a world public health emergency – WHO
The Zika virus remains a highly significant and long term problem but it is not any more a public health emergency of international concern says a World Health Organization official
Birth defect risk 1-in-100 for Zika-infected pregnant women – study
The statistical analysis of a Zika outbreak in French Polynesia in 2013 14 that spread to 2 3 of the population is the most rigorous attempt yet to quantify the risk of microcephaly
Experiments show link between Zika and fetal brain damage
The findings are the first concrete evidence of a link between the mosquito borne virus and microcephaly which until now had been circumstantial
New study 'strongest' proof Zika causes Guillain-Barre Syndrome – WHO
Zika is usually no more harmful than a bad cold or mild flu but global anxiety about the mosquito borne virus has been driven by its probable link to microcephaly and GBS
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Zika can trigger severe neurological disorder – study
Scientists confirm that the Zika virus sweeping Latin America can also trigger a dangerous neurological disorder
Colombia reports 37,000 Zika cases, over 6,300 in pregnant women
Health authorities project that more than 600 000 people will be infected with the Zika virus this year in Colombia
Growing evidence linking Zika to microcephaly – WHO
We are still dealing with a very much evolving situation says Bruce Aylward WHO chief on outbreaks and health emergencies
WHO launches $56 million Zika response plan
The UN s health agency says it needed 25 million to fund its own response plan while an additional 31 million would support the work of key partners
US says increased Zika border screening ineffective
Most people who are infected with Zika are asymptomatic and therefore could not be identified during the screening process says the Department of Homeland Security
First Zika-linked deaths reported in Colombia
Colombia s National Health Institute says the patients died after contracting the virus and developing a rare neurological disorder called Guillain Barre syndrome
South America holds crisis meeting as Zika 'nightmare' spreads
Ministers from 14 countries held talks in Uruguay to plot their response to the growing crisis with fears the virus could spread worldwide
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Zika virus: US reports sexually transmitted case
UPDATED The case in Texas fuels fears over the rapid spread of the disease blamed for a surge in the number of brain damaged babies
