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The federal government of Brazil informs the World Health Organization that it is ending its state of emergency concerning the Zika virus, following a 95.3% reduction in cases in early 2017 compared to early 2016.
2017-05-11

Texas confirms its first case of locally transmitted Zika virus by mosquitoes, becoming the second U.S. state to report a local transmission of the virus after Florida. The Texas Department of State Health Services says the case involves a woman living in Cameron County, who is not pregnant.
2016-11-28

The World Health Organization warns that the Zika virus will continue to spread across Asia with cases already reported in Singapore and Thailand.
2016-10-11

Authorities diagnose six more cases of the Zika virus in the provinces of Cebu and Iloilo in the Visayas and Laguna province near Metro Manila, Philippines.
2016-09-20

Miami Beach authorities begin spraying for the Zika virus despite protests.
2016-09-9

A new infection of the Zika virus spreads to the Philippines.
2016-09-6

Australia, South Korea and Taiwan issue travel advisories concerning Singapore after cases of Zika virus infection in the city-state passes 50.
2016-08-30

The number of Zika virus infected in Singapore rises above 40.
2016-08-29

Health officials are concerned about the spread of the Zika virus in Haiti, which suffered the worst epidemic of cholera in recent history following the deadly 2010 Haiti earthquake. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports there are 2,214 suspected cases as of April 23. But new research indicates the virus has been present since 2014. The actual infection rate remains unknown since the poor, densely populated nation lacks routine data systems that can track and document disease outbreaks.
2016-05-23

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating 14 cases where the Zika virus may have been sexually transmitted.
2016-02-23