Zika virus ‘could well’ spread to southern Europe, expert warns

THE devastating Zika virus could spread to Europe and pose a massive challenge to public health officials, an expert in communicable diseases has warned. Professor Ron Behrens, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, has said the world … Read More

Are we prepared for the looming epidemic threat?

A dangerous virus, as yet unknown, has the potential to wipe out millions of us. Yet public health bodies are mired in complacency. Somewhere out there a dangerous virus is boiling up in the bloodstream of a bird, bat, monkey or … Read More