Zika Virus
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Brazil Says Zika-Linked Microcephaly Cases Stable at 4,908
The number of confirmed and suspected cases of microcephaly in Brazil associated with the Zika virus remained stable at 4,908…
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WHO Warns of Risk of ‘Marked Increase’ in Zika Cases
By: Mariëtte Le Roux, Agence France-Presse PARIS – The UN’s health agency warned Monday of the potential for a “marked increase”…
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Canada Confirms Its First Sexually Transmitted Zika Case
WINNIPEG, Manitoba – An Ontario resident is Canada’s first confirmed case of a Zika virus infection that was contracted locally…
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Disease Experts to Compare Zika Notes in Paris
By MARIËTTE LE ROUX, AFP PARIS, France – Some 600 disease experts from 43 nations will gather in Paris on…
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Climate Change may Boost Spread of Zika, Other Viruses
Rising temperatures are a threat in more ways than one, say researchers ahead of a major gathering of Zika researchers…
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Peru Reports First Sexually Transmitted Zika Case
LIMA, Peru – Peru has suffered its first case of sexually transmitted, locally contracted Zika virus, authorities said Saturday. Health…
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Local Zika Outbreaks in United States ‘Likely’ —US Official
By DIANE BARTZ, Reuters WASHINGTON – The United States is likely to see outbreaks of the Zika virus, with perhaps…
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Colombia Confirms Two Microcephaly Cases Linked to Zika Virus
REUTERS BOGOTA: Two cases of microcephaly linked to the Zika virus have been confirmed in Colombia, but there has been…
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US Health Authorities Confirm Zika Causes Birth Defects
By: Agence France-Presse MIAMI – The mosquito-borne Zika virus causes birth defects, including a syndrome in which babies are born with…
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Zika Virus Definitely Causes Birth Defects, CDC Says
By Debra Goldschmidt, CNN (CNN)The Zika virus causes microcephaly and other birth defects, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
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