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Hurricane Matthew could INCREASE spread of Zika virus as America and Caribbean await storm
Hurricane Matthew could INCREASE spread of Zika virus as America and Caribbean await storm
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.The 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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New evidence supports biological link between Zika virus infection, Guillain-Barré syndrome
New evidence supports biological link between Zika virus infection, Guillain-Barré syndrome
In a collaborative effort with scientists at six Colombian hospitals, Johns Hopkins 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 online today 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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Two more Vietnamese contract Zika virus
Two more Vietnamese contract Zika virus
The Ministry of Health confirmed on Saturday that two more women had tested positive for Zika in Vietnam, the fourth and fifth native cases infected with the mosquito-borne virus in the country since April this year.The two female patients, one of whom is pregnant, are from Ho Chi Minh City and its neighbor, Binh Duong Province.Both were diagnosed with the disease after having their health checked at local hospitals.
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