Accuracy in Media

Uh oh; this isn’t good news for travelers, but then again, natives are apparently immune to Zika: The CDC has issued a travel warning urging pregnant women to consider postponing nonessential travel to Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, Thailand, East Timor and Vietnam. The alert is less serious than warnings the CDC […]

This isn’t good news regarding the Zika virus and the fight against it in Florida, which is being hit by Hurricane Hermine: There’s concern the heavy rainfall and high winds from Hurricane Hermine will sideline Florida’s efforts to fight the Zika virus. For the first time, officials have trapped mosquitoes carrying the virus in the […]

From the Zika virus to a behind-schedule construction effort to dirty and sewage-filled waters and the ongoing impeachment procedures against Brazil’s elected president Dilma Rousseff, this Rio Olympics is looking to be a giant disaster. Add in this financial crisis for the host city and this is almost like Sochi in Russia. Photo by Mark_JH

Huh? But no one knows the true origin of the virus! How is there no mass panic? This from BBC News: There is no need to move the Olympics from Rio de Janeiro, or to postpone or cancel them, WHO experts said. The WHO reaffirmed earlier advice against imposing any travel or trade restrictions on […]

She announced she’s pregnant with her second child and that she will not travel to cover the Rio Olympics this summer, as CDC has warned pregnant women and their spouses to not go to Brazil for the festivities. So why are the Rio Olympics still going on?

The CDC’s findings are worrisome, especially with mosquito season (i.e. summer) starting soon. Photo by Agência Brasília

A potential impeachment vote of Brazil’s president, water cleanliness and safety issues at the water event venues, the Zika virus… why are the Olympics being held there? Photo by marcelo_valente

The issue is that the U.S. government can’t figure out the origins of the virus and how to contain it. Photo by PAHO/WHO

Well, we’ll see if large spending leads to results and success, as foreign aid has had a mixed bag on that. Photo by Força Aérea Brasileira – Página Oficial

Many were tested and were positive for having the Zika virus, but none (if any) showed any signs of microcephaly, where the infant’s brain would be affected.   Photo by Secretaria de Saúde POA