Zika Virus
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Researchers Found Ideal Temperature for Mosquito to Spread Diseases
A group of researchers at Stanford University have found that 29 degrees Celsius, or 84 degrees Fahrenheit, is the best…
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Tongan Mosquito Leaves Resident of Wellington Region with Likely Zika
KATARINA WILLIAMS A Wellington resident brought back an unwanted memento from a visit to Tonga at the end of last year…
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One in 10 US Women with Zika Had Deformed Fetus or Baby
MIAMI – About one in 10 women in the United States who were infected with Zika virus while pregnant had…
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Mexico Confirms First Case of Microcephaly from Zika
Mexico has confirmed the first case of microcephaly linked to the Zika virus, the health ministry said on Friday. The…
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Zika Ebbing in Latin America But Vigilance Needed —WHO
By STEPHANIE NEBEHAY, Reuters GENEVA – Brazil and Latin America are recording lower numbers of Zika infections than last year,…
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Health Dept Records 53 Zika Cases in 2016
MANILA, Jan. 10 (PNA) — The Department of Health (DOH) recorded one new Zika case as of Dec. 30, bringing…
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Six Percent of Zika Pregnancies Result in Birth Defects – Study
MIAMI, United States – About six percent of babies born in the United States to mothers infected with the mosquito-borne…
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Zika Virus Can Keep Growing in Infant Brains Even after Birth – US CDC
US researchers have found evidence of the Zika virus replicating in fetal brains for up to seven months after the…
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New Study Helps Reveal How Zika Virus Causes Devastating Birth Defects
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (PNA/Xinhua) — The Zika virus can make thousands of copies of itself in fetuses’ brains and in…
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Zika Infections Spread in Vietnam’s HCM City
HO CHI MINH CITY, Dec. 13 (PNA/Xinhua) — Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City has so far spotted 119 Zika patients…
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