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Marburg Disease: How To Keep Yourself Safe From The Bleeding Eye Virus
The Bleeding Eye Virus: As the world continues to grapple with global health threats, understanding how to prevent the spread of Marburg disease becomes paramount for public safety and well-being.
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Dominic Thiem Joins Rafael Nadal In Withdrawing From Tokyo Olympics
Dominic Thiem said he wanted to concentrate on Wimbledon and then defending his only Grand Slam title in New York.
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India Asks US To ''Withdraw Or Modify'' Travel Advisory Over Zika Outbreak
The government has urged the US to "withdraw or modify" its advisory against travelling in India, which was issued after Zika cases were reported in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, saying the outbreak has subsided.
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Inside The Secret US Stockpile Meant To Save Us All In A Bioterror Attack
The need for biodefense has become more clear in the wake of outbreaks of Ebola in West Africa, Zika in the Americas, devastating wildfires and hurricanes, and the poisonings of the North Korean leader's half brother in Malaysia and former Russian spies in England with nerve and radiological agents.
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Safe And Effective DNA-Based Zika Vaccine Developed
A new generation DNA-based Zika vaccine has been found safe and effective at eliciting an immune response against the virus in early human clinical trials, scientists say. The GLS-5700 vaccine contains the synthetic DNA instructions for the host to learn how to mount an immune response against a specific Zika virus antigen.
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Mosquito Mercenaries? Machine-Bred Mosquitoes To Kill The Bad Ones
Google's parent company Alphabet and scientists in the US have teamed up to release 20 million machine-raised mosquitoes to shrink the numbers of the ones carrying diseases.
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In Colombia, Deformed Babies Quadrupled Amid Zika Crisis: US Centers for Disease Control
Four times the number of babies born with skull deformities linked to Zika virus were reported in Colombia this year following the outbreak of the mosquito-borne infection, said a US government report on Friday.
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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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Treatment Protects Mice From Zika During Pregnancy: US Study
A new study of the Zika virus in mice raises hope for a way to protect pregnant women and their babies from the possible repercussions of being infected, US researchers said on Monday.
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Zika Causes Infertility, Lasting Harm To Testes In Mice: US Study
A study of mice infected with Zika showed the virus caused lasting damage to key cells in the male reproductive system, resulting in shrunken testicles, lower levels of sex hormones and reduced fertility, US researchers said on Monday.
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US Man May Have Contracted Zika From Dying Father's Tears, Sweat
A 38-year-old US man may have been infected with Zika virus through the tears or sweat of his dying father, researchers said, in what would be the first documented case of such transmission if confirmed.
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Sanofi Gets $43 Million US Funding To Spur Zika Vaccine Development
Sanofi SA said on Monday the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved $43.18 million in funding to accelerate the development of a Zika vaccine, as efforts to prevent the infection gather momentum.
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Two Experimental Zika Vaccines Show Promise In Monkey Studies
A pair of experimental vaccines being developed by the US National Institutes of Health protected monkeys against Zika virus infection after two doses, researchers said Thursday.
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2 Experimental Zika Vaccines Show Promise In Monkey Studies
A pair of experimental vaccines being developed by the US National Institutes of Health protected monkeys against Zika virus infection after two doses, researchers said on Thursday.
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Barack Obama Says Hopeful On Spending, Zika After Meeting Congress Leaders
President Barack Obama said after meeting with congressional leaders on Monday he was encouraged that Congress would be able to pass short term spending legislation to keep the government open.
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Marburg Disease: How To Keep Yourself Safe From The Bleeding Eye Virus
The Bleeding Eye Virus: As the world continues to grapple with global health threats, understanding how to prevent the spread of Marburg disease becomes paramount for public safety and well-being.
-
Dominic Thiem Joins Rafael Nadal In Withdrawing From Tokyo Olympics
Dominic Thiem said he wanted to concentrate on Wimbledon and then defending his only Grand Slam title in New York.
-
India Asks US To ''Withdraw Or Modify'' Travel Advisory Over Zika Outbreak
The government has urged the US to "withdraw or modify" its advisory against travelling in India, which was issued after Zika cases were reported in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, saying the outbreak has subsided.
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Inside The Secret US Stockpile Meant To Save Us All In A Bioterror Attack
The need for biodefense has become more clear in the wake of outbreaks of Ebola in West Africa, Zika in the Americas, devastating wildfires and hurricanes, and the poisonings of the North Korean leader's half brother in Malaysia and former Russian spies in England with nerve and radiological agents.
-
Safe And Effective DNA-Based Zika Vaccine Developed
A new generation DNA-based Zika vaccine has been found safe and effective at eliciting an immune response against the virus in early human clinical trials, scientists say. The GLS-5700 vaccine contains the synthetic DNA instructions for the host to learn how to mount an immune response against a specific Zika virus antigen.
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Mosquito Mercenaries? Machine-Bred Mosquitoes To Kill The Bad Ones
Google's parent company Alphabet and scientists in the US have teamed up to release 20 million machine-raised mosquitoes to shrink the numbers of the ones carrying diseases.
-
In Colombia, Deformed Babies Quadrupled Amid Zika Crisis: US Centers for Disease Control
Four times the number of babies born with skull deformities linked to Zika virus were reported in Colombia this year following the outbreak of the mosquito-borne infection, said a US government report on Friday.
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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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Treatment Protects Mice From Zika During Pregnancy: US Study
A new study of the Zika virus in mice raises hope for a way to protect pregnant women and their babies from the possible repercussions of being infected, US researchers said on Monday.
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Zika Causes Infertility, Lasting Harm To Testes In Mice: US Study
A study of mice infected with Zika showed the virus caused lasting damage to key cells in the male reproductive system, resulting in shrunken testicles, lower levels of sex hormones and reduced fertility, US researchers said on Monday.
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US Man May Have Contracted Zika From Dying Father's Tears, Sweat
A 38-year-old US man may have been infected with Zika virus through the tears or sweat of his dying father, researchers said, in what would be the first documented case of such transmission if confirmed.
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Sanofi Gets $43 Million US Funding To Spur Zika Vaccine Development
Sanofi SA said on Monday the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved $43.18 million in funding to accelerate the development of a Zika vaccine, as efforts to prevent the infection gather momentum.
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Two Experimental Zika Vaccines Show Promise In Monkey Studies
A pair of experimental vaccines being developed by the US National Institutes of Health protected monkeys against Zika virus infection after two doses, researchers said Thursday.
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2 Experimental Zika Vaccines Show Promise In Monkey Studies
A pair of experimental vaccines being developed by the US National Institutes of Health protected monkeys against Zika virus infection after two doses, researchers said on Thursday.
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Barack Obama Says Hopeful On Spending, Zika After Meeting Congress Leaders
President Barack Obama said after meeting with congressional leaders on Monday he was encouraged that Congress would be able to pass short term spending legislation to keep the government open.
