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Organizers to Charge Teams for Mosquito Screens to Prevent Zika

RIO OLYMPICS RIO DE JANEIRO — Even as athletes grow increasingly concerned about the outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil,…

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Teenager Near Tokyo Found to Have Zika Virus after Return from Brazil

HEALTH WATCH TOKYO – A male teenager near Tokyo was found to have been infected with Zika virus after a…

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Zika May Have Been Sexually Transmitted in 14 Cases: US CDC

By: Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters February 24, 2016 7:04 PM US health officials are investigating 14 reports of the Zika virus that…

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Australia Hotel Sprayed After Man Tests Positive for Zika, Mosquitoes with Virus Detected

SYDNEY (REUTERS) – The Australian authorities stepped up the fight against Zika in the north of the country on Thursday…

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Father and Son with Zika Travel via SAR

Local | Kinling Lo 02-24 A father and son from the mainland, who went on a group tour to Fiji and Samoa, are…

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Zika Virus Fight a ‘Long Journey’—WHO Chief

@inquirerdotnet Agence France-Presse 07:55 AM February 24th, 2016 BRASÍLIA, Brazil—The head of the World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the…

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Brazil Will Make Olympics Safe from Zika Virus —WHO Exec

BRASILIA — World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Margaret Chan said on Tuesday Brazil is doing a good job tackling…

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