Zika Bites Latin America

President Obama's Feb. 22 statement asking Congress for $1.9 billion to fight the Zika Virus, a virus spread by infected mosquitos and linked to birth defects in Brazil, has not yet been fulfilled though The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Zika a global “public emergency” on Feb. 1. Congress adjourned for its spring break without approving the funds and won't meet again until the first part of April, STAT News said March 23. The WHO said it's now running out of funds to respond ...