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Texas Announces First Local Zika Case
Texas has announced its first case of local Zika virus, making it the second US state after Florida to say it likely has mosquitoes spreading the disease that can cause birth defects.
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Florida Expands Zika Zone In Miami Beach After 5 New Cases
State officials in Florida on Friday tripled the active Zika transmission zone in the trendy seaside community of Miami Beach after five new cases of the mosquito-borne virus believed to cause a severe birth defect were identified in the area.
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University Of Florida Awarded 1.7 Million Dollars To Study Zika In Haiti
The University of Florida says it has been awarded a U.S. grant of roughly $1.7 million to research the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Haiti.
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Aerial Spraying For Zika Virus Begins In Miami Beach
Aerial insecticide spraying to combat mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus is underway in Miami Beach.
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Florida Politicians Urge Use Of Intrexon GM Mosquitoes For Zika
Intrexon Corp said on Wednesday a bipartisan coalition of Florida politicians had urged the US government to step up efforts to fight Zika, including sanctioning the emergency use of the company's genetically engineered mosquitoes.
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Zika Spreads To Miami Beach, US Expands Travel Warning
Federal health officials on Friday warned pregnant women not to travel to trendy Miami Beach after Florida confirmed that the mosquito-borne Zika virus was active in the popular tourist destination.
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Five New Zika Cases In Tourist Hotspot Miami Beach
Five new cases of Zika have been found in tourist hotspot Miami Beach, signaling that local transmission of a virus blamed for birth defects is spreading, Florida officials said Friday.
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5 Fresh Cases Of Zika Detected In Tourist Hub Miami Beach
Five new cases of Zika have been found in the tourist hotspot of Miami Beach, signalling that local transmission of a virus blamed for birth defects is spreading, Florida officials said today.
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Locally Transmitted Zika Virus Identified At Miami Beach: Source
Florida health officials have found evidence of local Zika virus transmission in Miami Beach, one of the world's most popular tourist destinations, opening a new front in the fight against the mosquito-borne virus, according to a source familiar with the investigation.
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Locally Transmitted Zika Virus Identified In Miami Beach: Source
Florida health officials have found evidence of local Zika virus transmission in Miami Beach, one of the world's most popular tourist destinations, opening a new front in the fight against the mosquito-borne virus, according to a source familiar with the investigation.
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Florida Is Investigating Apparent New Case Of Locally Transmitted Zika
Florida health officials are investigating a new non-travel- related case of Zika virus in Palm Beach County, but it is not yet clear whether the person contracted the virus from local mosquitoes or from a recent trip to Miami.
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Florida Governor Criticizes Washington For Lagging In Zika Fight
Florida Republican Governor Rick Scott on Sunday accused the federal government of lagging in providing assistance to combat the spread of the Zika virus in a Miami-area neighborhood, the site of the first US transmission of the virus.
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Florida Officials Go Into Damage-Control Mode Over Zika
Thank goodness it's the slow season in Florida. At least that's what officials and representatives of the state's multibillion-dollar tourism industry are thinking in the wake of the news that 16 people have been infected with Zika in a small, trendy neighborhood in Miami.
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US Closer To Using Genetically Modified Mosquitoes That Could Fight Zika
The United States has taken another step toward clearing the way for a trial of genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida as a way of reducing populations of mosquitoes that carry Zika.
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Pentagon Says 33 US Military Personnel Infected With Zika
Thirty-three members of the US military, including a pregnant woman, are believed to have contracted the mosquito-borne Zika virus overseas, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
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Texas Announces First Local Zika Case
Texas has announced its first case of local Zika virus, making it the second US state after Florida to say it likely has mosquitoes spreading the disease that can cause birth defects.
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Florida Expands Zika Zone In Miami Beach After 5 New Cases
State officials in Florida on Friday tripled the active Zika transmission zone in the trendy seaside community of Miami Beach after five new cases of the mosquito-borne virus believed to cause a severe birth defect were identified in the area.
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University Of Florida Awarded 1.7 Million Dollars To Study Zika In Haiti
The University of Florida says it has been awarded a U.S. grant of roughly $1.7 million to research the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Haiti.
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Aerial Spraying For Zika Virus Begins In Miami Beach
Aerial insecticide spraying to combat mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus is underway in Miami Beach.
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Florida Politicians Urge Use Of Intrexon GM Mosquitoes For Zika
Intrexon Corp said on Wednesday a bipartisan coalition of Florida politicians had urged the US government to step up efforts to fight Zika, including sanctioning the emergency use of the company's genetically engineered mosquitoes.
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Zika Spreads To Miami Beach, US Expands Travel Warning
Federal health officials on Friday warned pregnant women not to travel to trendy Miami Beach after Florida confirmed that the mosquito-borne Zika virus was active in the popular tourist destination.
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Five New Zika Cases In Tourist Hotspot Miami Beach
Five new cases of Zika have been found in tourist hotspot Miami Beach, signaling that local transmission of a virus blamed for birth defects is spreading, Florida officials said Friday.
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5 Fresh Cases Of Zika Detected In Tourist Hub Miami Beach
Five new cases of Zika have been found in the tourist hotspot of Miami Beach, signalling that local transmission of a virus blamed for birth defects is spreading, Florida officials said today.
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Locally Transmitted Zika Virus Identified At Miami Beach: Source
Florida health officials have found evidence of local Zika virus transmission in Miami Beach, one of the world's most popular tourist destinations, opening a new front in the fight against the mosquito-borne virus, according to a source familiar with the investigation.
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Locally Transmitted Zika Virus Identified In Miami Beach: Source
Florida health officials have found evidence of local Zika virus transmission in Miami Beach, one of the world's most popular tourist destinations, opening a new front in the fight against the mosquito-borne virus, according to a source familiar with the investigation.
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Florida Is Investigating Apparent New Case Of Locally Transmitted Zika
Florida health officials are investigating a new non-travel- related case of Zika virus in Palm Beach County, but it is not yet clear whether the person contracted the virus from local mosquitoes or from a recent trip to Miami.
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Florida Governor Criticizes Washington For Lagging In Zika Fight
Florida Republican Governor Rick Scott on Sunday accused the federal government of lagging in providing assistance to combat the spread of the Zika virus in a Miami-area neighborhood, the site of the first US transmission of the virus.
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Florida Officials Go Into Damage-Control Mode Over Zika
Thank goodness it's the slow season in Florida. At least that's what officials and representatives of the state's multibillion-dollar tourism industry are thinking in the wake of the news that 16 people have been infected with Zika in a small, trendy neighborhood in Miami.
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US Closer To Using Genetically Modified Mosquitoes That Could Fight Zika
The United States has taken another step toward clearing the way for a trial of genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida as a way of reducing populations of mosquitoes that carry Zika.
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Pentagon Says 33 US Military Personnel Infected With Zika
Thirty-three members of the US military, including a pregnant woman, are believed to have contracted the mosquito-borne Zika virus overseas, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
