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Chikungunya Outbreak Hits Cavite; 400 Cases Detected
Image Caption: Philippine Department of Health spokesman Dr. Eric Tayag, right, answers questions from reporters beside Dr. Gundo Weiler, World Health…
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Thailand Confirms Two Cases of Zika-Linked Microcephaly, First in Region
By AUKKARAPON NIYOMYAT, Reuters BANGKOK – Thailand confirmed on Friday that the Zika virus had caused two cases of microcephaly,…
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Study Finds Zika Infects Neural Cells Related to Skull Formation
BY KATE KELLAND, Reuters LONDON – The Zika virus causing an epidemic in Brazil and spreading through the Americas can…
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US CDC Issues Zika Travel Advisory for PHL, 10 Other Asian Countries
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it has issued a travel advisory urging pregnant women to postpone…
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Thailand Investigates 4 Suspected Zika-Linked Microcephaly Cases
Image Caption: Fogging operation to control the spread of mosquitoes at a university in Bangkok, Thailand. (photo by Athit Perawongmetha, Reuters)…
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Thailand Rules Out Zika Link in 2 Microcephaly Cases, Investigating Others
Image Caption: A 4-month-old baby born with microcephaly is held by his mother in front of their house in Olinda, near…
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Is the Philippines’ ‘War on Drugs’ Fuelling an HIV Epidemic?
Image Caption: Cebu is the city at the Heart of the Philippines’s HIV epidemic.Image Credit: Agency In Cebu, sharing…
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Pregnancy of Zika-positive Woman in Cebu Not Yet Affected by Virus —DOH
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday said the baby inside the womb of a 22-year-old woman who tested positive…
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Zika Infects Pregnant Woman in Cebu
Image Caption: AP FILE PHOTO By: Tina G. Santos @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer FINALLY, it happened. The Department of…
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Sanofi Gets $43-M U.S. Funding to Spur Zika Vaccine Development
Sanofi SA said on Monday the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services approved $43.18 million in funding to accelerate…
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