Having spread to almost every country in the Americas, on 1 February 2016, the Zika virus was declared a global public health emergency by World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan, who called it an “extraordinary event“. On 13 April 2016, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report confirming that the Zika virus does […]
Battling Malaria
Malaria is found most often in warm climates and while common in Africa, Asia, South America and the South Pacific, has been reported in Europe and North America as well. With climate change and global warming, there’s the danger that malaria could make a comeback. Ronald Ross, a British doctor working in India, is credited […]