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April 27 Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT
SEOUL -- The second case of the Zika virus was detected in South Korea from a man having traveled to the Philippines, local media...
First positive case of sexually transmitted Zika virus confirmed in Canada
The infection was confirmed after a testing at the agency's National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, said the agency in a statement.
The National Microbiology Laboratory...
Zika causes severe fetal brain defects
Based on established scientific criteria, scientists at the U.S. CDC conducted a careful review of existing research and agreed that the evidence was conclusive,...
WHO makes arrangements for Zika R&D on vaccines and diagnostics
According to WHO, as of March 2, 67 companies and research institutions were already working on a number of products (31 on diagnostics, 18...
Zika Virus: New Zealand conducts investigations into Sexual transmission mode
A man had contracted the virus after visiting a country where it was being actively transmitted, and his female partner, who had not recently...
