Zika Virus Global Emergency
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Global Database For Women Exposed To Zika
Swiss doctors have asked thousands of colleagues worldwide to provide data for the first global registry of women exposed to Zika, the team's lead researcher said today.
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Indian Scientists Were Aware Of Zika Virus In 1950s: Research Body Chief
Indian scientists were aware of Zika virus way back in 1950s and had even stored a vial of the pathogen, which has now emerged as a global health threat, a senior government official said today.
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What It Would Really Take For GMO Mosquitoes To Solve The Zika Crisis
In the global rush to find a way to stop the spread of the Zika virus, a new player has emerged -- a genetically modified mosquito whose developers claim it could be a game-changer.
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Zika Alert Prompts Bug Spray Maker To Become Australia Olympics Sponsor
A small Australian maker of bug sprays became an unlikely beneficiary of the mosquito-borne Zika virus outbreak this week when the country's Olympic team signed it up as its first official insect repellent sponsor.
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Zika Declared Global Public Health Emergency
The World Health Organization on Monday designated the Zika virus a public health emergency of international concern, an action it has taken only three times before, which paves the way for the mobilization of more funding and manpower to fight the mosquito-born pathogen spreading "explosively" through the Americas.
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WHO Meets To Decide Whether To Declare Zika A Global Emergency
Independent experts to the World Health Organization began deliberating on Monday whether to declare a global emergency over the Zika virus, which has been linked to thousands of birth defects in Brazil.
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WHO Mulls Global Health Emergency Declaration On Zika
The World Health Organization's emergency committee will today debate whether a Zika virus outbreak suspected of causing a surge in serious birth defects in South America should be considered a global health emergency.
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Global Database For Women Exposed To Zika
Swiss doctors have asked thousands of colleagues worldwide to provide data for the first global registry of women exposed to Zika, the team's lead researcher said today.
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Indian Scientists Were Aware Of Zika Virus In 1950s: Research Body Chief
Indian scientists were aware of Zika virus way back in 1950s and had even stored a vial of the pathogen, which has now emerged as a global health threat, a senior government official said today.
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What It Would Really Take For GMO Mosquitoes To Solve The Zika Crisis
In the global rush to find a way to stop the spread of the Zika virus, a new player has emerged -- a genetically modified mosquito whose developers claim it could be a game-changer.
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Zika Alert Prompts Bug Spray Maker To Become Australia Olympics Sponsor
A small Australian maker of bug sprays became an unlikely beneficiary of the mosquito-borne Zika virus outbreak this week when the country's Olympic team signed it up as its first official insect repellent sponsor.
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Zika Declared Global Public Health Emergency
The World Health Organization on Monday designated the Zika virus a public health emergency of international concern, an action it has taken only three times before, which paves the way for the mobilization of more funding and manpower to fight the mosquito-born pathogen spreading "explosively" through the Americas.
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WHO Meets To Decide Whether To Declare Zika A Global Emergency
Independent experts to the World Health Organization began deliberating on Monday whether to declare a global emergency over the Zika virus, which has been linked to thousands of birth defects in Brazil.
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WHO Mulls Global Health Emergency Declaration On Zika
The World Health Organization's emergency committee will today debate whether a Zika virus outbreak suspected of causing a surge in serious birth defects in South America should be considered a global health emergency.
