A Utah resident infected with the Zika virus has died, becoming the first Zika-related fatality in the continental United States, officials said Friday.
Jul 8, 2016
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Dozens or hundreds of babies in Puerto Rico could develop severe birth defects because of Zika, based on how an outbreak is playing out there, a top U.S. health official said Friday.
Jun 17, 2016
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has established a U.N. trust fund to help finance urgent priorities in combatting the Zika virus.
May 6, 2016
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The first commercial test for the Zika virus has been cleared for emergency use in the U.S. and could be available by next week.
Apr 29, 2016
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A rare tropical disease has become epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean. The mosquito-borne Zika virus usually causes a mild illness but is now suspected in an unusual birth defect and other health issues. Some things ...
Mar 18, 2016
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Dominica is reporting its first case of the Zika virus that has been rapidly spreading across the hemisphere.
Mar 15, 2016
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U.S. health officials have added two more Caribbean islands to a Zika travel alert for pregnant women.
Feb 18, 2016
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Improved vaccine campaigns have led to the elimination of rubella—an infectious disease that can cause birth defects—from North, Central and South America, global health authorities said Wednesday.
Apr 29, 2015
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The first report of probable person to person transmission of the new avian influenza A (H7N9) virus in Eastern China is published in BMJ today.
Aug 6, 2013
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(HealthDay)—The death from chickenpox of an otherwise healthy 15-year-old Ohio girl should remind parents of the importance of vaccination against the disease, U.S. health officials reported Thursday.
Apr 11, 2013
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