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Brazil Finds Zika in Microcephaly Babies’ Brains
by Agence France-Presse February 16, 2016 Brazilian researchers said Monday that the discovery of Zika in the brains of babies with…
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Filipino Women Urged to Delay Pregnancy Amid Zika Fears
MANILA: A minister in the Philippines has urged women to delay pregnancy until more is known about the mosquito-borne Zika…
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IAEA to Help Zika-Affected States Detect, Contain Virus Using Nuclear Tech
MOSCOW: he International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has pledged assistance to Zika-affected countries in Latin America in containing the spread of…
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Over 5,000 Pregnant Colombian Women Infected with Zika Virus
By: Philippines News Agency | Sputnik February 14, 2016 11:19 AM MOSCOW — The Colombian government has called on women to…
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Zika Link to Microcephaly and Guillain-Barre Syndrome Expected to be Confirmed ‘Within Weeks’
GENEVA // The World Health Organization (WHO) expects suspected links between the Zika virus and two neurological disorders, microcephaly in…
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US Says Increased Zika Border Screening Ineffective
Washington — The United States will not specifically screen those entering the country for the Zika virus because so many of…
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Three Dead in Venezuela after Contracting Zika – President Maduro
Three people have died in Venezuela from complications linked to Zika, President Nicolas Maduro said Thursday — the first fatalities…
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Airports Boost Efforts to Stop Spread of Zika: UN Agency
Montreal, Canada — Airports are stepping up efforts to reduce populations of mosquitoes that transmit the Zika virus in order to…
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Large-Scale Trials for Zika Vaccines at Least 18 Months Away: WHO
Geneva, Switzerland — Large-scale trials for Zika virus vaccines are at least 18 months away, while establishing a possible link between…
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Zika Alarm Sparks Run on Supply of Scientific Virus Samples
LONDON – Porton Down, the British government centre famous for its Cold War germ warfare research, said on Wednesday it…
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