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Chile reports 10 news cases of dengue on Easter Island
Chile's health ministry is reporting 10 new cases of dengue on Easter Island.
Feb 18, 2016
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Zika outbreak spreads in Panama
The mosquito-borne Zika virus has spread in Panama beyond a remote coastal area it was previously confined to, with a new case detected in the capital, the health ministry said Thursday.
Feb 18, 2016
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International Zika experts descend on Brazil
International experts, including World Health Organization chief Margaret Chan, are visiting Brazil this week and next to check out a major increase in Zika virus infections, which have been blamed for birth defects.
Feb 16, 2016
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UN: Stopping Zika may require genetically modified insects
The World Health Organization says it may be necessary to use controversial methods like genetically modified mosquitoes to wipe out the insects that are spreading the Zika virus across the Americas.
Feb 16, 2016
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Brazil military fight mosquitoes, flower pot to flower pot
The Brazilian military men surrounded the white bucket Monday and moved in—the Zika-transmitting mosquito larvae didn't stand a chance.
Feb 16, 2016
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Zika likely to spread to large Brazilian cities: expert
The Zika virus, linked to a surge in infants born with abnormally small heads, is likely to spread this year to Brazil's densely populated cities where it has barely surfaced, a top health official told AFP.
Feb 13, 2016
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Brazil troops battle Zika mosquitoes
More than 200,000 army, navy and air force troops fanned out across Brazil on Saturday to teach people how to eliminate the Aedes aegypti mosquito that spreads the Zika virus that many health officials believe is linked to ...
Feb 13, 2016
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US scientists travel to Colombia for Zika collaboration
American scientists traveled to Colombia to investigate the mosquito-borne Zika virus and help find a vaccine for the disease that is plaguing Latin America, the US ambassador to Bogota said Friday.
Feb 13, 2016
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Brazil's Health Ministry delays providing dengue test kits
Brazilian laboratories say delays in providing kits to test for mosquito-borne dengue have forced them to store patient blood samples until the kits are delivered.
Feb 12, 2016
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Brazil army will go door-to-door in fight against Zika
Some 220,000 soldiers will hand out leaflets door-to-door across Brazil on Saturday, ahead of a massive insecticide-spraying operation as the government tries to stem an outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
Feb 12, 2016
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