Tag: zika virus

  • Zika virus: Tech firms to battle killer mosquitoes to a halt

    Zika virus: Tech firms to battle killer mosquitoes to a halt

    American technology companies are bringing automation and robotics to the age-old task of battling mosquitoes in a bid to halt the spread of Zika virus, and other mosquito-borne maladies worldwide, according to media report. According to Reuters, the firms including Microsoft Corp and California life sciences company, Verily, are forming partnerships with public health officials…

  • Angola records first 2 cases of Zika virus

    Angola said on Wednesday it had recorded its first two cases of the Zika virus, just three months after a yellow fever epidemic that killed at least 400 people was brought under control. Zika, a viral disease carried by mosquitoes, has spread to more than 60 countries and territories since an outbreak was identified in…