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Zika virus found in tears
Zika virus found in tears
The ironically poetic findings come as researchers are trying to understand why the virus is spreading at such an unusually quick rate.A new study from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has discovered that Zika virus can live in eyes and the researchers have found genetic material from the virus in tears.The work has come about as Zika researchers are confounded by the rate at which the virus is spreading, which appears to be more quickly than by mosquito-borne transmission alone.
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Health Department works to fight Zika virus
Health Department works to fight Zika virus
To control Zika — or any other mosquito-spread diseases — you must control mosquitoesPosters in English and Spanish have been created to show where mosquitoes lay eggs, to encourage awareness among residents to avoid the risk of mosquito-borne illness by dumping out standing water and clearing yards of places where eggs hatch.(Photo: Courtesy photo)The first case of Zika virus has been diagnosed in our area.It's believed that an infected El Paso man contracted the virus from a mosquito bite while on a trip to Miami.
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