Zika Virus In Latin America
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Tens Of Thousands Of Babies May Be Born With Zika Disorders: Study
Tens of thousands of babies may be born with debilitating Zika-related disorders in the course of the outbreak sweeping through Latin America and the Caribbean, researchers said today.
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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 Warnings Raise Abortion Demand In Latin America
Health warnings about complications related to Zika virus significantly increased demand for abortions in Latin American countries, according to a new study.
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Abortion Demand In Latin America 'Soars' Amid Zika Fear: Report
Fears over the Zika virus have contributed to a "huge" increase in the number of women in Latin America wanting abortions, researchers said.
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Disease Experts To Compare Zika Notes In Paris
Some 600 disease experts from 43 nations will gather in Paris on Monday to pore over scant but increasingly worrisome data emerging about the Zika virus sweeping Latin America and threatening the world.
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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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Things To Know About Genetically Modified Mosquito Test Proposed In Florida
The spread of the Zika virus in Latin America is giving a boost to a British biotech firm's proposal to deploy a genetically modified mosquito to try to stop transmission of the disease.
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Teenager Near Tokyo Found To Have Zika Virus After Return From Brazil
A male teenager near Tokyo was found to have been infected with Zika virus after a visit to Brazil, Japan's first case of the infection since the virus started spreading widely in Latin America last year, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.
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Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer Unworried by Zika Virus at Rio Open
Brazil has been most affected by the outbreak that has spread rapidly through Latin America and the Caribbean, with 1.5 million people in the country infected since early 2015.
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Zika Scare Prompts Philippines To Advise Women To Postpone Pregnancy
A minister in the Philippines has urged women to delay pregnancy until more is known about the mosquito-borne Zika virus raging in Latin America, even though the Asian country's only reported case of zika was four years ago.
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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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Africa, Asia Vulnerable To Spread Of Zika Virus: WHO
The Zika virus linked to a microcephaly outbreak in Latin America could spread to Africa and Asia, with the world's highest birth rates, the World Health Organization warned as it launched a global response unit against the new emergency.
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US Researchers Call For WHO To Take Rapid Action On Zika
US researchers called on the World Health Organization on Wednesday to take swift action on the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus that is linked with thousands of birth defects in Brazil and is rapidly spreading in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Zika Virus Found In Danish Tourist Returning From South America: Hospital
A Danish tourist returning from Latin America has been diagnosed with the Zika virus, which has been blamed for a surge in birth defects in Brazil and other countries in the region, a hospital said.
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Zika Virus, A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
The world's latest health scare is a seemingly minor illness that carries a killer wrapped inside: Zika, the mosquito-borne virus sweeping Latin America, usually lasts less than a week, except when it derails a whole life.
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Tens Of Thousands Of Babies May Be Born With Zika Disorders: Study
Tens of thousands of babies may be born with debilitating Zika-related disorders in the course of the outbreak sweeping through Latin America and the Caribbean, researchers said today.
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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 Warnings Raise Abortion Demand In Latin America
Health warnings about complications related to Zika virus significantly increased demand for abortions in Latin American countries, according to a new study.
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Abortion Demand In Latin America 'Soars' Amid Zika Fear: Report
Fears over the Zika virus have contributed to a "huge" increase in the number of women in Latin America wanting abortions, researchers said.
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Disease Experts To Compare Zika Notes In Paris
Some 600 disease experts from 43 nations will gather in Paris on Monday to pore over scant but increasingly worrisome data emerging about the Zika virus sweeping Latin America and threatening the world.
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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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Things To Know About Genetically Modified Mosquito Test Proposed In Florida
The spread of the Zika virus in Latin America is giving a boost to a British biotech firm's proposal to deploy a genetically modified mosquito to try to stop transmission of the disease.
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Teenager Near Tokyo Found To Have Zika Virus After Return From Brazil
A male teenager near Tokyo was found to have been infected with Zika virus after a visit to Brazil, Japan's first case of the infection since the virus started spreading widely in Latin America last year, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.
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Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer Unworried by Zika Virus at Rio Open
Brazil has been most affected by the outbreak that has spread rapidly through Latin America and the Caribbean, with 1.5 million people in the country infected since early 2015.
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Zika Scare Prompts Philippines To Advise Women To Postpone Pregnancy
A minister in the Philippines has urged women to delay pregnancy until more is known about the mosquito-borne Zika virus raging in Latin America, even though the Asian country's only reported case of zika was four years ago.
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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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Africa, Asia Vulnerable To Spread Of Zika Virus: WHO
The Zika virus linked to a microcephaly outbreak in Latin America could spread to Africa and Asia, with the world's highest birth rates, the World Health Organization warned as it launched a global response unit against the new emergency.
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US Researchers Call For WHO To Take Rapid Action On Zika
US researchers called on the World Health Organization on Wednesday to take swift action on the mosquito-transmitted Zika virus that is linked with thousands of birth defects in Brazil and is rapidly spreading in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Zika Virus Found In Danish Tourist Returning From South America: Hospital
A Danish tourist returning from Latin America has been diagnosed with the Zika virus, which has been blamed for a surge in birth defects in Brazil and other countries in the region, a hospital said.
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Zika Virus, A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
The world's latest health scare is a seemingly minor illness that carries a killer wrapped inside: Zika, the mosquito-borne virus sweeping Latin America, usually lasts less than a week, except when it derails a whole life.
