Tag: Zika virus
Still many questions about Zika’s threat to pregnant women
Washington (AP) - Zika may stand convicted of causing devastating birth defects but there still are lots of questions about how much of a...
Volunteering for infection in hunt for dengue, Zika vaccines
Washington (AP) - Forget mosquito bites. Volunteers let researchers in the U.S. inject them with the dengue virus in the name of science —...
Study: 1st evidence that Zika may cause temporary paralysis
London (AP) - Scientists may have the first evidence that Zika can cause temporary paralysis, according to a new study of patients who developed...
CDC expands tropical virus alert; 22 destinations on list
Health authorities have added eight tropical destinations to a travel alert about an illness linked with a severe birth defect and spread by mosquitoes....
Prime Minister bolsters mosquito fighting campaign
Bangkok – The Prime Minister has promoted the government’s mosquito combating campaign and voiced a desire to see ASEAN wide cooperation to stem disease...
Health Ministry: Zika virus outbreak unlikely in Thailand
Bangkok – The Ministry of Public Health has indicated it is unlikely the Zika virus will enter and spread through the Kingdom. Department of...
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Französischer Wohltätigkeitsleiter besucht HHN Foundation – zehnjährige Unterstützung für thailändische Kinder setzt sich fort
PATTAYA, Thailand – Les Amis de L’Ophelinate de Pattaya, eine seit vielen Jahren engagierte französische Wohltätigkeitsorganisation, hat diese Woche erneut ihre langfristige Unterstützung für...
Foreign tourist found dead in Pattaya Beach incident
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya City officials and police from Pattaya City Station responded to reports of a foreign man found drowned near the entrance...
Pattaya tightens city regulations following fireworks festival vendor complaints
PATTAYA, Thailand – Deputy Mayor Wuthisak Rermkijakarn chaired a meeting with the Pattaya City Administration Division to evaluate progress on prior directives and address...
Pattaya’s traffic has hit a breaking point
PATTAYA, Thailand – Spend enough time behind the wheel in Pattaya and you eventually confront a blunt truth: this city does not run on...
Undercover sting leads police to active unlicensed massage service in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand – Provincial Police Region 2 and the Chonburi Public Health Office have intensified their campaign against unlicensed massage parlors, launching another high-profile...