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Zika Virus Alert: First Case Of Zika Reported In Tamil Nadu
After WHO released information on the status of Zika virus in India, Tamil Nadu reports the first case of the same virus.
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World Must Ready For Global Microcephaly 'Epidemic': Study
The world should prepare for a "global epidemic" of microcephaly, a condition which restricts head growth in foetuses, as the Zika virus takes root in new countries, researchers said Friday.
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About 1.6 Million Childbearing Women At Zika Risk: Study
Up to 1.65 million childbearing women in Central and South America could become infected by the Zika virus by the end of the first wave of the epidemic, a new study has warned.
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Zika Epidemic Should Fizzle Out Within 3 Years: Study
The outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, blamed for a surge in birth defects, has likely reached its peak in Latin America and the epidemic should be over within three years, researchers said on Thursday.
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Zika Virus Cases Drop In Brazil: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the number of Zika epidemic cases has begun dropping.
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Honduras Reports First Death From Zika-Linked Syndrome
Honduras on Friday reported its first death from a paralyzing illness linked to the Zika virus, a mosquito-borne epidemic that is spreading through Latin America and also suspected of causing birth defects.
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Mosquito Spreading Zika Has Long Been One Of The World's 'Most Efficient Killers'
Thousands of species of mosquitoes inhabit the planet, but few have proved more resilient - or more deadly to humans - than the Aedes aegypti. It has fueled a long list of epidemics across the globe: Dengue fever. Yellow fever. Chikungunya. And now, Zika.
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Tonga Declares Zika Epidemic After 5 Confirmed Cases
The tiny South Pacific kingdom of Tonga said today, it has a Zika epidemic after five people tested positive for the virus and another 265 are suspected of having it.
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Zika Virus Outbreak Results In Mobile Game Event Being Moved
The epidemic has claimed an unlikely victim - Google's one time mobile game, Ingress.
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Expectant Couples Avoiding Latin America, Other Zika Hotspots
Expectant couples planning "babymoon" vacations are increasingly steering clear of Latin America and the Caribbean amid warnings about a suspected link between a Zika virus outbreak in the region and birth defects, travel agents say.Airlines and hotel chains say it is too early to tell if the Zika epidemic is affecting bookings. But some "babymoone...
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Brazil's Zika Virus Outbreak Worse Than Believed: Minister
Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Castro said on Monday that the Zika epidemic in his country is worse than believed because in 80 per cent of the cases the infected people have no symptoms.
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Zika Virus Alert: First Case Of Zika Reported In Tamil Nadu
After WHO released information on the status of Zika virus in India, Tamil Nadu reports the first case of the same virus.
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World Must Ready For Global Microcephaly 'Epidemic': Study
The world should prepare for a "global epidemic" of microcephaly, a condition which restricts head growth in foetuses, as the Zika virus takes root in new countries, researchers said Friday.
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About 1.6 Million Childbearing Women At Zika Risk: Study
Up to 1.65 million childbearing women in Central and South America could become infected by the Zika virus by the end of the first wave of the epidemic, a new study has warned.
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Zika Epidemic Should Fizzle Out Within 3 Years: Study
The outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, blamed for a surge in birth defects, has likely reached its peak in Latin America and the epidemic should be over within three years, researchers said on Thursday.
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Zika Virus Cases Drop In Brazil: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the number of Zika epidemic cases has begun dropping.
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Honduras Reports First Death From Zika-Linked Syndrome
Honduras on Friday reported its first death from a paralyzing illness linked to the Zika virus, a mosquito-borne epidemic that is spreading through Latin America and also suspected of causing birth defects.
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Mosquito Spreading Zika Has Long Been One Of The World's 'Most Efficient Killers'
Thousands of species of mosquitoes inhabit the planet, but few have proved more resilient - or more deadly to humans - than the Aedes aegypti. It has fueled a long list of epidemics across the globe: Dengue fever. Yellow fever. Chikungunya. And now, Zika.
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Tonga Declares Zika Epidemic After 5 Confirmed Cases
The tiny South Pacific kingdom of Tonga said today, it has a Zika epidemic after five people tested positive for the virus and another 265 are suspected of having it.
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Zika Virus Outbreak Results In Mobile Game Event Being Moved
The epidemic has claimed an unlikely victim - Google's one time mobile game, Ingress.
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Expectant Couples Avoiding Latin America, Other Zika Hotspots
Expectant couples planning "babymoon" vacations are increasingly steering clear of Latin America and the Caribbean amid warnings about a suspected link between a Zika virus outbreak in the region and birth defects, travel agents say.Airlines and hotel chains say it is too early to tell if the Zika epidemic is affecting bookings. But some "babymoone...
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Brazil's Zika Virus Outbreak Worse Than Believed: Minister
Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Castro said on Monday that the Zika epidemic in his country is worse than believed because in 80 per cent of the cases the infected people have no symptoms.
