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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

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

The Department of Health of the Philippines discover an additional two cases of Zika virus infections bringing the total to eight.
2016-09-13

Malaysia reports its first pregnant woman infected with the Zika virus.
2016-09-7

The cases of people infected with the Zika virus in Singapore jumps to 240+.
2016-09-5

Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection confirms Hong Kong's first case of Zika virus in a 38-year-old woman and says it will report the case to the World Health Organization (WHO).
2016-08-25

The World Health Organization advises women in areas where the Zika virus is prevalent to delay pregnancies.
2016-06-9

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 World Health Organization declares the spread of the Zika virus a global public health emergency requiring an urgent, united response.
2016-02-1

The World Health Organization forms an emergency committee to tackle the spread of the Zika virus in the Americas.
2016-01-28