Zika

UPDATE: The Zika Virus Spreads and Suspicions Rise

by Europ Assistance in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted February 24, 2016

Zika virus disease in the United States, 2015–2016Source: Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMap Last Updated February 10, 2016 On Thursday, February 11, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that at least three people had died due to complications related to the mosquito-borne Zika virus. These are the first Zika-related deaths in the South American country. Maduro ...

Zika Virus Increases Concerns About Employee Safety

by NY Times in Human Resources, Safety & Security, Travel. Posted February 16, 2016

By JULIE CRESWELL and DAVID SEGAL Early in her pregnancy, Whitney Peak traveled to Rio de Janeiro for her job with Leblon Cachaça, a liquor company based in Brazil. That was in October, before much was known about Zika, a mosquito-borne virus that has spread through South America and that scientists say may be linked ...

To Fight the Zika Pandemic, Learn from Ebola

by Harvard Business Review in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted February 11, 2016

This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Zika virus an international public health emergency. Though not yet confirmed, Zika is suspected of causing microcephaly — babies born with small heads and abnormal brain development — and paralysis in adults. The virus is“spreading explosively” throughout South and Central America with cases confirmed in more than 20 countries. The ...

Lawyers see limited legal options for workers sent in Zika’s way

by Thomson Reuters in Legal, Safety & Security, Travel. Posted February 8, 2016

Employees of U.S. companies seeking to avoid exposure to the Zika virus likely have few legal avenues to either refuse travel to affected areas or sue if they actually become sick from the virus. But it may be a different story if such workers subsequently give birth to Zika-infected babies. Since Zika was detected in ...

UPDATE: The Zika Virus Spreads and Suspicions Rise

Zika Virus Increases Concerns About Employee Safety

To Fight the Zika Pandemic, Learn from Ebola

Lawyers see limited legal options for workers sent in Zika’s way

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