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Four individuals in Miami-Dade and Broward counties have been infected with the Zika virus by local mosquitoes, Florida health officials said Friday... READ MORE›
The virus, called Zika, made its way to Brazil recently but is spreading rapidly around Latin America and the Caribbean... READ MORE›
Small, local outbreaks of Zika virus are fully expected in southern states such as Florida, Louisiana and Texas... READ MORE›
There has been a sharp rise in the number of cases of Zika in several other Latin American countries... READ MORE›
Brazil has declared an end to its public health emergency over the Zika virus, 18 months after a surge in cases drew headlines around the world... READ MORE›
Evidence includes temporal association between Zika outbreaks and microcephaly outbreaks both in Brazil and French Polynesia, she said... READ MORE›
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Prof Scott Weaver described the disease as frightening people in countries across Latin America and the Caribbean... READ MORE›
But ministry officials have issued warnings to women to think carefully about getting pregnant at the moment in areas where there are Zika fever cases... READ MORE›
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Oxitec has built a breeding lab in Marathon and hopes to release its mosquitoes in a Key West neighborhood this spring... READ MORE›
Brazil's government says it will deploy 220,000 soldiers in its fight against mosquitoes spreading the Zika virus... READ MORE›
The Brazilian researchers at Fiocruz said that their studies had detected the virus in an active form in human saliva and urine samples... READ MORE›
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If a pregnant woman is infected by the virus, the baby could be born with microcephaly... READ MORE›
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The Aedes aegypti mosquito, which primarily transmits disease, is present in about 30 U.S. states... READ MORE›
That affects mosquito populations, including that of the Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that carries the Zika virus... READ MORE›
Fifty-three people have been treated in the UK for the Zika virus, which is predominantly transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito... READ MORE›
In areas where Aedes aegypti mosquitoes circulate, such as Florida and South Texas, small outbreaks of Zika are likely, the CDC said... READ MORE›
Exclusive Brazil says Zika virus outbreak worse than believed... READ MORE›
Dr Chan said that a causal relationship between Zika virus infection and birth malformations had not been established with certainty, but was strongly suspected ... READ MORE›
But the risk is still considered moderate in 18 countries where a different mosquito, Aedes albopictus, breeds... READ MORE›
There is a risk of spread of Zika virus disease in the European Region and ..... READ MORE›
The move comes as Brazil desperately looks to raise awareness of the virus and encourage people to combat the mosquito... READ MORE›
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