UN combats spread of cattle disease in Europe through early-detection training
(UNITED NATIONS) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today started a programme to train European laboratory staff on how…
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Zika
Factbox: Why the Zika virus is causing alarm
(REUTERS HEALTH) Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began…
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U.S. declares state of emergency in Puerto Rico over Zika
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Secretary for Health and Human Services on Friday declared a state of emergency in…
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US finds GMO mosquitoes won’t harm environment
MIAMI, United States (AFP) - A type of genetically modified mosquito made by the British company Oxitec should pose no danger…
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Obama says money to fight Zika virus is ‘running out’
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - Money to fight the outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in the United States is…
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China’s ‘mosquito factory’ aims to wipe out Zika, other diseases
GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Every week, scientists in southern China release 3 million bacteria-infected mosquitoes on a 3…
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Zika travel warning issued for Miami neighborhood: US
by Leila Macor Kerry Sheridan MIAMI, United States (AFP) Zika fears prompted US health authorities on Monday to issue…
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Florida cases seen as first sign Zika transmitted locally in U.S
Florida authorities on Friday (July 29) reported what is believed to be the first evidence of local Zika transmission in…
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US ties four Zika cases in Florida to local mosquitoes
MIAMI, United States (AFP) - by Kerry SHERIDAN Four cases of Zika virus in Florida are likely the first…
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WHO chief going to the Olympics, says Zika risk low
BEIJING (Reuters) - The risk of Zika virus infections at the Olympic Games is both low and manageable, the…
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Miami blood donations halted over Zika fears
MIAMI, United States (AFP) - US regulators Thursday called for a halt to blood donations in the Miami area as investigators…
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Chance of Zika in Rio less than one in 500,000 – health minister
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) -- The Brazilian healthy minister said on Tuesday (July 12) that the chance of…
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