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Singapore confirms 26 more cases of locally transmitted Zika infection - Xinhua

Singapore confirms 26 more cases of locally transmitted Zika infection - Xinhua
Singapore confirms 26 more cases of locally transmitted Zika infection - Xinhua
A worker sprays insecticide at a residential area in Singapore, Aug. 31, 2016.Singapore's Ministry of Health on Tuesday confirmed 26 more cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection, bringing the total number of infected cases to 82.(Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)SINGAPORE, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday confirmed 26 more cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection, bringing the total number of infected cases to 82.


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First victim of local Zika infection is Tampa fire­fighter living in Pinellas

First victim of local Zika infection is Tampa fire­fighter living in Pinellas
First victim of local Zika infection is Tampa fire­fighter living in Pinellas
At the Pinellas County Mosquito Control laboratory, researchers have been studying the Aedes Aegypti mosquito that can carry the Zika virus.[JIM DAMASKE | Times]TAMPA — The single victim of a locally transmitted Zika virus infection in the Tampa Bay area is a firefighter with Tampa Fire Rescue who lives in Pinellas County, an agency spokesman said today.Personnel at the station where the firefighter works also were tested for Zika and the results were negative, said Jason Penny, Tampa Fire Rescue spokesman.


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Zika infection now linked to hearing loss in babies, study finds

Zika infection now linked to hearing loss in babies, study finds
Zika infection now linked to hearing loss in babies, study finds
Babies born with microcephaly are under treatment in the Intensive Care Unit of the South Hospital in Choluteca, Honduras.(Photo: ORLANDO SIERRA, AFP/Getty Images)Doctors are now adding hearing loss to the growing list of health problems linked to Zika infections in babies.The virus is already known to cause microcephaly, a condition in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and incomplete brain development, among other serious health problems.


Singapore confirms 26 more cases of locally transmitted Zika infection - Xinhua

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