GLOBE IN BRIEF.

PUBLIC health; SALT content of food; CARDIOVASCULAR disease prevention; HYPERTENSION; CARBON dioxide mitigation; AIRLINE industry & the environment; ZIKA virus infections; VIRAL transmission

The article offers world news briefs related to public health as of May 1, 2016. A study published in the "Journal of the American Medical Association" finds that salt consumption in China remains high despite an increase in hypertension in the country. The U.S. and several other countries have reached an agreement to reduce the carbon emissions of commercial airplanes. The public health officials in the U.S. are concerned about the rising cases of sexually transmitted Zika virus infections.