as informed in nytimes
Miami Beach Zika Cases May Prompt Call to Avoid City
Miami Beach Zika Cases May Prompt Call to Avoid City
On Thursday, the health official with knowledge of the new developments said that in Miami Beach, there are "a handful of cases" of likely local transmission that involve people who were in "close proximity to each other," including two new cases that the Florida Department of Health announced Thursday.The official insisted on anonymity, saying that details about the location and any travel guidance for pregnant women are not likely to be officially announced until Friday at the earliest.The official said that expanding the travel advisory broadly would not indicate that health officials think that the Zika virus was spreading rapidly throughout the county or Miami Beach.
not to mention popularmechanics
Zika May Affect Adult Brain Cells
Zika May Affect Adult Brain Cells
Up till now, the focus of Zika virus research has been on its affects on fetal brain development and the measures pregnant women can take to avoid infection.Now, the first study has been published documenting the affects of Zika on adult brains, using mice as a model.The study, published in the journal Cell Stem Cell, shows that some adult neurons seems to be susceptible to the infection.
additionally bloomberg
Zika May Cause Brain Damage in Adults, Too
Zika May Cause Brain Damage in Adults, Too
Zika may pose a danger for far many more of us than pregnant women and babies, a new study suggests.Mosquitoes have now transmitted the virus in a second area in South Florida, officials announced on Friday, as they advised pregnant women not to travel to the zone in Miami Beach.As the virus spreads in the Americas, with more than 10,000 cases confirmed in the United States, researchers are working to understand its subtleties and develop a vaccine.
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