The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed France faces 'moderate risk' of Zika virus outbreak France faces a "moderate" risk of a Zika virus outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160518/france-faces-moderate-risk-of-zika-virus-outbreak Wed, 18 May 2016 18:36:08 +0200 france-faces-moderate-risk-of-zika-virus-outbreak Disease experts to compare Zika notes in France Some 600 disease experts from 43 nations will gather in Paris on Monday to pore over scant but increasingly worrisome data emerging about the Zika virus sweeping Latin America and threatening the world. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160424/disease-experts-to-compare-zika-notes-in-france Sun, 24 Apr 2016 16:21:57 +0200 disease-experts-to-compare-zika-notes-in-france First sexually-transmitted case of Zika found in France A first case of Zika spread through sexual transmission has been recorded in France after a woman was infected when her partner returned from Brazil, Heath Minister Marisol Touraine told AFP on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160227/first-sexually-transmitted-case-of-zika-detected-in-france Sat, 27 Feb 2016 16:49:46 +0100 first-sexually-transmitted-case-of-zika-detected-in-france Zika virus: France's pregnant women told to skip Caribbean France's Health Minister Marisol Touraine has urged pregnant women not to travel to France's overseas territories for fear of contracting the Zika virus, which shrinks babies' brains. Experts, meanwhile, say the virus could soon hit France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160128/zika-virus-frances-pregnant-women-urged-to-avoid-the-caribbean Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:45:43 +0100 zika-virus-frances-pregnant-women-urged-to-avoid-the-caribbean