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An international expert has backed up the Bermuda Government’s assertion that the island has a “low risk” of local Zika virus transmission. However, Jimmy Whitworth, Professor of International Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medic...

The likelihood of a spread of the Zika disease on the island may be low, but Vector Control is seeking the public’s help in making sure it stays low. Speaking to the Hamilton Rotary Club this week, Armell Thomas, programme manager of Port Health and ...

Bermuda tourism may have had a small boost this year as a result of the outbreak of the Zika virus. Speaking yesterday, Glenn Jones of the Bermuda Tourism Authority said that there had been a “noticeable spike” in business interest this summer as tra...

Dancehall reggae artist Beenie Man, one of the headline acts at the Cup Match Summer Splash, has reportedly fallen ill with the Zika virus. The diagnosis was reported in Rolling Stone, which added that the Jamaican artist had called off a concert set...

Bermuda has joined the Caribbean Mosquito Awareness Week, Government announced today. The initiative launched yesterday, aimed at promoting the elimination of mosquito breeding sites, avoiding mosquito bites and protecting pregnant women from the Zi...

Government has urged the public to remain vigilant in preventing the spread of Zika in Bermuda — although no confirmed cases have been reported on the island. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health, Seniors and Environment stressed the need to be c...

The Zika virus has made global headlines in recent days but Bermuda's Vector Control team have already been doing everything in their power to minimise the health risks from mosquitoes. The Department of Health's Vector Control experts say they are o...

Anyone who has donated blood after travelling to areas affected by Zika and presented symptoms of the virus has been asked to contact the Bermuda Hospitals Board Blood Donor Centre. While there have been no confirmed cases of the virus on the island...

Two patients have been brought to the attention of the Department of Health to determine if they should be tested for Zika. However, a spokesman for the Department of Health stressed that there have been no confirmed cases of the virus in Bermuda an...

Bermuda is preparing itself for the possibility of the Zika virus as the international outbreak continues to spread. More than 20 countries in the Caribbean, South America and Central America have reported outbreaks of the virus, which is spread by t...

As the Zika virus spreads internationally, a Bermuda Government spokesman has claimed its mosquito control programme is “the envy of many other islands”. Zika is a mosquito-borne illness that results in fever, rash and joint pains, among other sympto...

Bermudians looking to visit South America — the home of the 2016 Summer Olympics — have been warned about an outbreak of the Zika virus in the region. The virus, which is spread by mosquito bites, can cause fever, rash, joint pain or conjunctivitis. ...