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Aruba, Bonaire islands added to Zika travel alert
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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Microcephaly cases up 10% in Brazil amid Zika scare
Brazil on Wednesday reported a new total of 508 confirmed cases of microcephaly, the serious birth defect suspected of being linked to the Zika virus—a 10 percent jump in less than a week.
Feb 17, 2016
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Brazil finds Zika in microcephaly babies' brains
Brazilian researchers said Monday that the discovery of Zika in the brains of babies with microcephaly adds to growing evidence of a link between the mosquito-transmitted virus and the birth defect.
Feb 15, 2016
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Zika virus persisted in man's semen for two months: report
A man in Britain who was infected with Zika while traveling to the Cook Islands showed evidence of the mosquito-borne virus in his semen for two months, health officials said Friday.
Feb 12, 2016
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Venezuela says 3 dead from Zika complications
Venezuela has announced the first Zika-related deaths in the South American country.
Feb 12, 2016
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Report describes first known case of Zika in US resident returning from Costa Rica
A report published in Annals of Internal Medicine describes the first known case of Zika virus in a U.S. resident following travel to Costa Rica.
Feb 10, 2016
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How Zika made its way from Uganda to the US
Beginning with the first incidence occurring in monkeys in Uganda in 1947, the Zika virus has trickled across the globe until the recent outbreak in Brazil and many other Latin American and Caribbean countries and territories. ...
Feb 10, 2016
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Birth defect tied to zika virus can leave children with lifetime of health woes
(HealthDay)—The thousands of babies born in Brazil with abnormally small heads and brains—believed to be caused by infection in the womb with the Zika virus—typically face a lifetime of health challenges, doctors say.
Feb 10, 2016
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Barbados confirms three Zika cases in pregnant women
Barbados on Tuesday confirmed three cases of Zika in pregnant women, bringing to seven the number of people on the Caribbean island with the virus, which is believed to be linked to birth defects.
Feb 9, 2016
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Record heat, drought may explain Zika outbreak in Brazil: research
(HealthDay)—There may be a link between the recent hot and dry winter and spring in Brazil and the outbreak of the Zika virus, preliminary research suggests.
Feb 8, 2016
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