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Mayana Zatz’s work on twins shows a genetic component to the birth defect
Technique generates 3D images used for drugs to treat Zika and other diseases
Study shows disease was circulating in Brazil a year before cases were recognised
Oxford-grown insects pass toxic genes to their young
Plans include using one virus to attack another
Billion-dollar programme aims to cut vaccine-development time from 12 years to one
As evidence grows of a link between the virus and microcephaly, poorer communities are the most vulnerable
Centers for Disease Control chief Tom Frieden seeks Fema-like crisis resource
Singapore remains centre of Asia’s largest single outbreak
Number of confirmed cases reaches 115 as disease spreads to Malaysia
US, Australia and Taiwan advise pregnant women to avoid travel to city-state
Dengue and chikungunya have become entrenched in New Delhi’s ecosystem
Spate of cases raises questions over city-state’s vulnerability to infection
City-state confirms 41 cases in area around building site
Research is gathering pace as the mosquito-borne disease explodes across Latin America
Life goes on in US’s Zika ‘Ground Zero’
Irish golfer says health risk to him and his family is too high
Greg Rutherford’s decision reflects widespread concern among Rio athletes over potential health risk
One million Filipino school children to be given shots costing €20 apiece
The country’s first woman leader is facing the fight of her political life, writes Joe Leahy
Director Margaret Chan says pharma groups cannot continue to fund research
Impact on ecosystems should be balanced against harm the disease can do, writes Michael Bonsall
