Nicaragua

9:05 p.m. Nicaragua is confirming its first two cases of the Zika virus in pregnant women. Government spokeswoman Rosario Murillo says four women have tested positive for the virus in the Central American nation, including two who are three and one-half and four months pregnant. That brings the country's total known cases of Zika to 15. Murillo says the country is monitoring World Health Organization recommendations and has directed local health authorities to pay close attention to pregnant women who may have contracted Zika. She noted Tuesday that not all pregnant women infected with Zika give birth to babies with the rare condition known as microcephaly. http://www.chr…

NICARAGUA: Two cases. Zika Americas By The NumbersPublished on Jan 29 2016, at 8:05 amFACEBOOKEMAILPINTERESTTWITTERGOOGLE+LINKEDIN A health worker calls out to residents to remain inside during fumigation in an attempt to eradicate the mosquito which transmits the Zika virus on January 28, 2016 in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) By NAN Staff Writer News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Jan. 29, 2016: The mosquito-virus Zika continues to spread across the Americas – Latin America and the Caribbean. Arrival of the virus in some countries of the Americas, notably Brazil, has been associated with a steep increase in the birth of babies with …