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Zika Virus

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Mar 20

CDC issues travel advisory as Zika virus spreads to Cuba

By Michael D. Regan

Cuban health officials so far confirmed five instances of people infected with the virus, with an additional 130 people showing symptoms.

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Mar 11

Florida may use GMO mosquitos to fight Zika. Here’s what you should know

By Jennifer Kay, Associated Press

MIAMI — 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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Mar 07

A common U.S. mosquito may transmit Zika virus, study says

By Katie Worth, FRONTLINE

Tropical mosquitoes may not be the only carriers of Zika virus, according to a new investigation from Brazil.

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Mar 04

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Corruption allegations stagger troubled Brazil

By PBS NewsHour

As Brazil reels from an economic recession and the Zika virus epidemic, new troubles have emerged regarding one of the nation’s most popular political figures. Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, president of Brazil from 2003 to 2010, was detained by…

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Mar 03

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Can mutant mosquitoes be used to fight Zika and dengue fever?

By PBS NewsHour

As mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever and Zika virus continue to ravage Brazil, scientists are racing to fight back. Their latest tactic: genetically engineered mosquitoes that will pass along fatal mutations to their offspring, destroying mosquito populations from within.

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Feb 26

CDC: Zika virus linked to ‘series of miscarriages’ in pregnant women

By Nsikan Akpan

Today, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention gave updates on their virus response efforts, U.S. cases involving pregnant women and 14 investigations into sexual transmission of the virus.

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Feb 23

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News Wrap: Republican Senators refuse to hear Supreme Court nominations

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In our news wrap Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kent.) announced that Senate Republicans will not hear any Supreme Court nominations until a new president has been elected. Also, the CDC is investigating 14 possible cases of Zika virus…

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Feb 22

Obama sends Congress $1.9 billion request to combat Zika virus

By Andrew Taylor and Kevin Freking, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama Monday sent lawmakers an official $1.9 billion request to combat the spread of the Zika virus in Latin America and the U.S.

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Feb 16

Why it’s so hard to zap the Zika mosquito, and what we can do

By Larisa Epatko

The little black Aedes aegypti mosquito with its white-striped legs and body seems harmless enough, but it can spread the Zika virus, which is tentatively linked to birth defects in babies.

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Feb 12

Zika virus may persist in semen for months, scientists say

By Helen Branswell, STAT

Zika virus may last up to two months in semen, according to a report from the United Kingdom.

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