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NIH head: Gulf Coast states most at risk for Zika outbreak

NIH head: Gulf Coast states most at risk for Zika outbreak

The head of the government's infectious disease center said the states along the Gulf Coast are most at risk for an outbreak of the Zika virus, pointing specifically to Louisiana as it deals with destructive flooding.ADVERTISEMENT"I would not be surprised if we see cases in Texas, in Louisiana — particularly now, where you have a situation with flooding in Louisiana," Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institutes of Health said on ABC's "This Week.""When you have a sub-tropical, or semi-tropical region with the right mosquitoes, and individuals who have travel-related cases that are in the environment, it would not be surprising that we will see additional cases, not only in Florida, but perhaps in other of the Gulf Coast states."


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Zika infection may affect adult brain cells, suggesting risk may not be limited to pregnant women

Zika infection may affect adult brain cells, suggesting risk may not be limited to pregnant women

Concerns over the Zika virus have focused on pregnant women due to mounting evidence that it causes brain abnormalities in developing fetuses.However, new research in mice from scientists at The Rockefeller University and La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology suggests that certain adult brain cells may be vulnerable to infection as well.Among these are populations of cells that serve to replace lost or damaged neurons throughout adulthood, and are also thought to be critical to learning and memory.


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Is insecticide sprayed to fight Zika a risk for people and wildlife?

Is insecticide sprayed to fight Zika a risk for people and wildlife?

Faced with the need to quickly kill hard-to-reach mosquitoes spreading the Zika virus through Wynwood, Miami-Dade County has turned to a controversial pesticide that's toxic not just to the noxious flying parasites, but also to beneficial insects like honey bees, as well as birds, some fish — and people.County mosquito-control officials and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency play down the risks posed by aerial spraying of naled, which has been approved for use against adult mosquitoes in the United States since 1959, but is banned by the European Union.They say the minute concentrations of naled in the fine mist produced by spraying, though sufficient to kill mosquitoes on contact in the air, dissipate rapidly and little of the pesticide reaches the ground.

Zika infection may affect adult brain cells, suggesting risk may not be limited to pregnant women