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Experts fear Hurricane Matthew could INCREASE spread of Zika virus
Experts fear Hurricane Matthew could INCREASE spread of Zika virus
GETTY•REUTERS•AFP Hurricane Matthew could influence the spread of Zika virusThe fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade, Hurricane Matthew is powering toward the Bahamas and Florida's eastern coast after battering Haiti and Cuba with torrential rains and killing at least 17 people.But experts claim the damage could also extend to Zika, the disease which has seen thousands of babies born with birth defects after their mothers contracted the virus during pregnancy.Zika virus is usually contracted from mosquito bites and experts claim there are a number of ways hurricanes and tropical storms could spread Zika -carrying mosquitoes and halt efforts to stop the insects with pesticides.
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Non-pregnant Missouri woman diagnosed with Zika virus
Non-pregnant Missouri woman diagnosed with Zika virus
Non-pregnant Missouri woman diagnosed...COLUMBIA, Mo.- The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed a case of Zika virus in a non-pregnant Missouri woman who traveled to Puerto Rico.This case brings the total number of travel-related cases found in Missouri to 30.
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New hope as Scots experts make Zika virus discovery (From Herald Scotland)
New hope as Scots experts make Zika virus discovery (From Herald Scotland)
SCOTTISH scientists have provided new insight into the workings of the Zika virus after sequencing the genome of the disease.The team at Glasgow University studied samples taken from a patient in Brazil and helped to identify how the illness fights the immune system.It is hoped the advance will aid the search for a vaccine to protect people – particularly pregnant women – from the virus.
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Researchers find biological evidence linking Zika virus infection and Guillain-Barré syndrome
Researchers find biological evidence linking Zika virus infection and Guillain-Barré syndrome
In a collaborative effort with scientists at six Colombian hospitals, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report what they believe to be the strongest biological evidence to date linking Zika virus infection and Guillain-Barré syndrome.Epidemiology data have long suggested a close relationship between rising Zika virus infection rates and instances of Guillain-Barré.The new study's results, published on Oct. 5 in The New England Journal of Medicine, support the correlation with immunologic and viral evidence of Zika infection in a substantial number of people with Guillain-Barré, the investigators say.
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Finally, funding for Zika virus is released to Florida
Finally, funding for Zika virus is released to Florida
A Zika funding bill that is seven months late and $800,000 short is still good news for a state struggling with the damaging mosquito-borne virus.Although the release of $1.1 billion in funding promised last week following a months-long bitter partisan debate in Congress was heralded by many, the fact remains that this money should have been released long ago.In fact, it should have been released a short time after President Barack Obama called for $1.9 billion in February.
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