Zika Virus
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New US FDA Guidelines Aim to Prevent Zika Transmission via Tissue, Cell Donation
HEALTH WATCH The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued new recommendations aimed at reducing the risk of Zika…
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Abu Dhabi Health Chiefs urge Providers to Report Suspected Zika Cases
The National staff ABU DHABI // Abu Dhabi’s health regulator has called on service providers to report any suspected Zika…
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Zika Can Trigger Severe Neurological Disorder – Study
By: Marlowe Hood,Agence France-Presse March 1, 2016 9:12 AM PARIS, France — Scientists on Tuesday said they had confirmed that the…
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Mexico Says 11 Pregnant Women Infected with Zika
By: Reuters MEXICO CITY — Mexico has confirmed 11 pregnant women are infected with the Zika virus, out of a total…
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CDC: Zika Infections Confirmed in 9 Pregnant Women in US
by Agence France-Presse February 27, 2016 NEW YORK — Zika infections have been confirmed in nine pregnant women in the United…
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Why Zika and Ebola are Not the World’s Biggest Problems Right Now: Lomborg
PRIORITIZE BETTER, SPEND SMARTER Layan Damanhouri Saudi Gazette The United Nations has repeatedly promised full education to everyone in Africa…
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US Advises Pregnant Women vs. Travel to Rio Summer Olympics
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday advised pregnant women to not travel to the Aug. 5-21…
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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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