. >> there are over 4,000 suspected case of mike microcephaly, less than 700 have been concerned. with so little known, officials are asking everyone to do all they can to prevent being bitten by mosquitos. the brazilian government last been commended by the world health organization for doing its best to handle a difficult situation. but its efforts don't seem to be making their way to the areas most affected. >> translator: we haven't received any extra money for combating the mosquito or even treating those children with microcephaly. the research, all of that so far the local government has been paying for it. i can't wait for them making funding available . i need to do more research. >> in places like pareba, research he workers are doing what they can to hem families one day today time . >> up next, the cessation of hostilities, a rare chance for them to go outside and play with their friends. plus, no other country in the world has a smartphone addiction more than korea's. coming up their solution to the problem. and coming up gender equality. the topic of tonight's the we

researchers believe zika can be linked to the birth defect microcephaly. >> we have not yet found a direct link between zika and like row cephaly but there's an association and then we are seeing it in combination with zika but we still don't know the nature of that relationship. >> reporter: scientists believe early detection is key and this relatively simple equipment can make a difference. the kit was previously used during the ebola outbreak right here in west africa. detecting cases was crucial in slowing the virus and eventually bringing an end to the outbreak. scientists want to bring out these suitcases to affected areas as soon as possible. the challenge in tack thing virus is the lack of scientific knowledge. something researchers here have plenty of. zika last been in west africa for more than 40 years. strain in zika i in africa he is different though. the team is packing its bags one more time to head back to south america to help. nicholas haque, al jazeera, dacca. >> coming up a look at the close quarters they endured and how their application could impact the mission of spa

zika has been linked to microcephaly. >> the evidence right now is very strong. >> reporter: and zika is being tied to temporary paralysis. neurological disorder. >> reporter: if you get zika virus and recover, thennure immune. so it -- then you are immune so it would not affect future pregnancies. his advice is stay away from affected areas, don't travel there, and if your partner does, use condom. >>> a man at colorado state university is believed to be the first case of the zika virus in the u.s. that was eight years ago. he had been studying mosquitos in senegal. there was a rash on his chest, and he had a fever. >> it was stronger, and it lasted a lot longer. she couldn't really open cans and long time. >>> a fire ripped through a mobile home in aurora. it started this morning on north doris street. >> reporter: the homeowner, not home at the time of the fire, nobody was home, no injuries. but when he did show up, he assessed the damage. and you can see there is nothing salvageable. >> in approximately five minutes found that there was indeed a trailer heavily engulfed in fire. a

what's most frightening is its possible link to microcephaly.ls are emphasizing there's no public health threat. while there have been cases nationally of people contracting the disease through sexual contact, officials here say that's not the case hear. if you are going to central or south america make sure to use bug spray to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes. coming up at 6:00 we will have an update from that public health officer. will you hear from her at 6:00. back to you. >> john sasaki in napa, thank you. u.s. health officials testified to a congress impressional committee telling them the zika virus is, quote, scary. the head of the centers for disease control told congress the number of zika cases in puerto rico is doubling every week. >> by april we're likely to sea widespread transmission in puerto rico and

. >>> concerns over the zika is associated with has become a worldwide issue and link to microcephaly. allison latos spoke to one local organization right here in charlotte that helps children and families deal with this health issue. >> reporter: five-year-old jar ray and alice rodriguez are energetic twins. but their mom heidi had a tough pregnancy and had to deliver them early at 37 weeks. >> he was 3 pounds and she was 7 pounds so something was wrong. >> reporter: the difference wasn't only in their weight. lie di says she noticed jerry wasn't developing as quick as his sister. >> she was way ahead and crawling and grabbing things to climb up to walk and he was still on the floor. >> reporter: after several tests, the one-year-old doctors said he had microcephaly, a birth defects. >> his head didn't grow as big small and will delay him in a lot of stuff. >> not being able to push themselves up. >> reporter: jennifer and lisa o'connor with hand prints and footsteps pediatric therapy are helping him catch up with physical, occupational and speech therapy. >> he is able to express hi

. >> there've been lots of alternate theories about why we've had this rash of microcephaly in brazil some of them are easy to say no that is definitely not happening. the pesticide theory to me there's a lot of evidence that's probably not the best. the pesticides have been used in other parts of the world and there hasn't been a spark of microcephaly. still, could it have been used in different places and somehow because of cultural reasons or some other reason, could those people have gotten a higher dose or something different happened? i don't know. i think it is a mistake to dismiss the theory is as conservative theories and it's a mistake to dismiss them out of hand. i think that is the sort of conventional response especially in the global health establishment to say stop spreading these conspiracy theories but there is a reason why these alternate theories come about and it's important to look at that and useful. if they come about because of a lack of trust in our biomedical establishment and where does that come from? if you trace that back and this is something i try to do

within two weeksment they are all talking about women who have abnormal fetal ultrasound showing microcephaly or small head or calcification seep in the fetus' head. pregnant women returning from zika prone areas who don't have symptoms but they've been there within the last two to 12 weeks and also anyone, nonpregnant women or men, who are returning from zika-prone areas would have symptoms. >> since the local mosquitos don't transmit zika, how can people still be infected with this virus if they haven't been traveling? >> first, people who are traveling to those areas we're concerned about so many different areas, south meck, central america, plex co, the caribbean and so forth. so if you are pregnant or you are looking to get pregnant, if have to go to those areas, make sure you talk with the health care provider before hand and take precautions about preventing mosquito bites which include insect repel anti, wearing long pants, wearing long sleeves, making sure that you stay up side as much as possible. those are the thins that we would mostly ad voice you to do. there is also, of course,

new research shows the theory linked to the birth defect microcephaly. cuba detected its first zika patient. it was one of the last countries near the outbreak without any cases. >>> i guess the good news is we don't have rain going won but we have something else. >> before we check the maps, you can see the skyway is the sec and 4th camera there. but it's started rolling in. we just sent a tweet out. raoul you'll see it. beach and just a few hundred feet offshore, the fog was there. visibilities on land are okay. notice also there's a little chop to the waves. this is because of the rain -- because of wind blowing just off the beaches. you can see high moisture hugging sarasota and bradenton. we could see sea fog there will be pockets of sea fog fog. we'll try to get you a shot of the skyway on and off over the next 40 minutes or so. patchy fog will be possible. there are pockets where the fog is below a mile. i think that's the way it will where form for your sat st. patrick's day. we'll see light, calm winds in the morning this which will allow for fo

the main concern surrounding zika is its link to birth defects, including a condition called microcephaly, which results in babies born with abnormally small heads. health officials say the woman's baby tested negative for the virus at birth and showed no health problems linked include red eyes a rash, fever or joint pain. health officials in clark county have declared a syphilis outbreak in las vegas. they say reported cases are up 128 percent since 2012. the outbreak makes nevada's syphilis rate the highest in the west. health officials say a majority of the cases involve men. the spike in cases is being linked to the rise in testing, less consistent use of condoms and social media. experts are blaming smartphone apps in particular because they can be used to find a quick and easy hook-up. las vegas officials are now working to connect with various websites and apps to reach out to users. sports reporter and "dancing with the stars" host erin andrews took the stand yesterday. she's suing a hotel for 75 million dollars -- after a stalker spied on her in her room. abc's eva pilgrim has mo

according to that study, zika may cause more birth defects than microcephaly and it is than just in the beginning as first believed. we'll go through this with the director of allergy and infectious diseases next hour. >>> dylan dreyer's here. out west they're dealing with some wet stuff. >> yeah, they had a bit of a dry spell, but we're going to get more wet weather moving in, a series of storms. you can see them developing over the pacific. you can see the swirls, the areas of low pressure. these will be the reasons why we'll see heavy rain, especially from washington state through oregon and into northern and central california. we do have some heavier pockets of rain moving east of seattle and stretching down into san francisco where we could see a couple of inches of rain, but it's not just rain, it's heavy mountain snow with 2 to 4 feet possible in the sierra. and look at all this brown here. those are your wind advisories and high wind warnings. we could see gusts up near 50 to 60 miles per hour. so, as we go through the day we'll see thisto round of rain move in later on today,

now as it's associated with microcephaly, a huge problem, especially in puerto rico, where they stopped all blood donations because it can be transmitted and sexual transmission. in puerto rico, they're expecting 700,000 cases by the end of the year. a huge problem there. and they stopped blood donations. now the new screening test will allow them to restart that. thankfully, because there was going to be a huge shortage. jennifer: this is happening in areas where people are traveling for spring break. >> if you're a pregnant woman, you don't want to go to central america, south america or the caribbean. you don't want to get pregnant shortly after getting back. we've seen the virus live in sperm for up to two months after you've got to be careful. we expect it to spread, especially into the southern united states. but the mosquito that carries zika is found in all states. there's no reason not to expect some level of spread across the nation. but nothing like we're seeing in the caribbean. jennifer: things we're learning about this new almost every day. >> to keep your muscles strong a

there hasn't been a lot of microcephaly brains because most of these children are still alive. if they were to die, you would find fossil fragments or genetic elements of these viruses present in the brains. i just don't think we have that information yet. what people are trying to do is to develop indirect mechanisms of demonstrating zika virus infections. at present, there are methods where you look for antibodies but they're not as specific as we would like them to be. the question i want to get it back to, which i don't think we addressed properly, is how we are going to identify which of 320,000 ofes of the being potentially there. usinga lot of work high-frequency instruments to characterize unknown viruses present in the blood supply. a very rapid and less expensive ways to do this. i have to say that in the analysis we have done thus far we haven't found thousands of new viruses. if we were to look at blood from areas like cameroon where we don't currently have access -- and if anyone would like to provide us with access, i promise you we will analyze them very quickly

it has led to thousands of cases of microcephali in brazil where babies are born with abnormally small heads. >>> rockies are back in action and they're going to take the against the diamondbacks with new faces you want to learn. the big acquisition for the offseason was for free agent para. the team signed pitchers, jason, and chad into the bullpen. the first few weeks of spring training, expect to see minor elite players as coaches evaluate them today. the game starts at 1:10. the rockies are against the padres on april 8th. there's work to do at coors field. the copter 4 flew over the ball park yesterday. they need to remove ice. home runs, it's going to be harder to come by coors field. a small section in the left corner fence is going to be raised five feet and an area from center to the score board in right will go up 8 feet. the new addition is going to be chain linked so they don't block the views as much. last home runs in the national league at coors field. 202. >> that's fascinating. >>> let's get -- >>> let's get to lauren with a check at the bus stop. >> temperatures in th

. >> the main danger is a birth defect called microcephaly in the fetus hes of women when they are pregnant. there can be a rare disorder which can cause temporary paralysis or death. >> can i show you? >> reporter: using mosquito traps as a segue into the 6 point plan, they will target mosquito greeting plans and straps laid throughout high risk areas. of a trap test positive the surrounding area will be sprayed. key concerns are birth defects zika causes and unknowns about by one estimate, 20% of puerto rico may be affected by zika by the end of the year. temperatures and a mosquito season just around the corner. ben: north korea has fired two ballistic missiles. the south korean military says one went 500 miles before hitting the sea. a us defense official says both are believed to be medium-range missiles. it would mark the first time north korea tested such a rocket. the launch comes as the us and south korea conduct military training drills, the largest ever in response to the nuclear test in january. of a 15 dramatic and painful accident caught on camera. ricky charles was performing

. >>> the latest research appears to support the link between microcephaly and zika virus. a new study says about one in every 100 women infected will have their pregnancy affected. the condition causes abnormally small head and oftentimes, bring damage. >>> allegiant is now in theaters. if you check it out, there are some pretty impressive stunts in the movie. kim hallenbeck went on with more about what it took to make this movie. >> the only way our society is -- will survive is for each of you to claim your rightful place. >> wait a minute. haven't we already seen this question back actually, we have "convergence zones" to date. >> i'm not going to let that happen. >> and so he didn't in this dystopian world, chris's mom is toast and so is that. >> it's time we fight back.>> you are the key>> this has the kids busting out by hotfoot and the giant wall -- hot footing the giant wall that surrounds the city. and shooting the scene on the films atlanta set left the cast feeling nothing short of dangling participles. >> you can't go out there. >> we have to. there is no turni

the virus has been linked in brazil to more than four-thousand suspected cases of microcephaly--a rare condition that causes abnormally small heads in infants and can lead to developmental problems. the world health organization declared the zika outbreak a global emergency. but the brazil last week and said the virus should not affect international travel nor prevent a successful olympics in brazil. anchors ad-lib toss tonight: showers roll in after midnight. mild with lows near 50 degrees. wind: s/nw 10-20mph. wednesday: morning showers early, clearing by mid-morning. cooler with highs near 50 degrees. wind: nw 10-20mph g. 30. thursday: cold morning and a cool afternoon with increasing clouds. highs in the mid 40s. wind: n, light. a cold front will cross our area by wednesday morning. ahead of it, expected across the tidewater area after midnight tonight thru sunrise wednesday morning. rainfall estimates will be 1/4" or less. sunshine is expected by midday wednesday with windy and cool conditions. thursday, cloud cover increases throughout the day with a chance for a wintry mix by la

it's been used in other parts of the world but has not been a spike in microcephaly. could've it it been used differently in these places? could somehow because of cultural reasons could those people have gotten a higher dose? or something different happened? i do not know. i think it is a mistake to dismiss these alternative conspiracy theories. i think it's just to dismiss them and i think that is what and sort of the conventional response especially from the global health establishment to say stop spreading these conspiracy theories, but there is a reason why these alternate theories come about. i think it's important to look at that. they come about because of a lack of trust in our biomedical establishment. where does that come from? if you trace that back and this is something i try to do in the book, look at why were health workers doing the treadmill and crisis west africa attacked and slaughtered? this happened during cholera epidemics too. there were burned down quarantine hospitals. if you walk it back, there are transgressions that have occurred between th

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