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6 Ways to Avoid Getting Infected with Zika Virus
With infections reported in Malaysia and Singapore, Southeast Asia now has to contend with the dreaded Zika virus, has been…
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Malaysian Infected by Zika Died from Heart Disease Complications –Ministry
By A. ANANTHALAKSHMI, Reuters KUALA LUMPUR – A 61-year-old man diagnosed with the first case of a locally transmitted Zika…
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Singapore Zika Cases Top 150 as China Steps Up Arrivals Checks
By: Aradhana Aravindan and Ben Blanchard, Reuters SINGAPORE/BEIJING — China intensified its checks on people and goods arriving from Singapore…
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Florida Finds First Local Mosquitoes with Zika Virus
An Aedes aegypti mosquito inside a test tube. (Reuters file) By: Bill Berkrot, Reuters Florida officials on Thursday said…
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Where’s Zika Going Next? Maybe China, India, or Nigeria
(1 of 1) A pest control worker fumigates drains at a local housing estate where the latest case of Zika…
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Indonesia Screens for Zika as Singapore Infections Mount
DAMAGE CONTROL: A pest control worker fumigates the gardens at a local housing estate where the latest case of Zika…
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2.6 Billion People in Zika Risk Areas in Africa, Asia: Study
Mariëtte Le Roux, Agence France-Presse PARIS – At least 2.6 billion people, over a third of the global population, live…
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Singapore Confirms 31 More Zika Cases, Including Pregnant Woman
SINGAPORE – The Singapore government said on Thursday it had discovered 31 more cases of locally transmitted Zika virus, including…
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Singapore Zika Outbreak a Concern for Formula One
BY ALAN BALDWIN, Reuters MONZA, Italy – Outbreaks of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Singapore and Malaysia have barely registered…
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Study Finds Strong Link Between Zika and Guillain-Barre Syndrome
By JULIE STEENHUYSEN, Reuters CHICAGO – A comparison of rates of Guillain-Barre syndrome before and after Zika arrived in seven…
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