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Real-time sharing of Zika genomes—the race against a virus
Real-time sharing of Zika genomes—the race against a virus
As the global health emergency caused by the Zika outbreak continues, the virus underlying it remains a mystery, with devastating consequences still being identified.More than a year after Zika became widespread in the Americas, scientists have yet to fully unravel its trajectory across the continents, the scale and impact of disease risk, or how the virus might be defeated.Given the pressing need to better understand this growing public health threat, researchers at the Broad Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard University, in partnership with colleagues at Florida Gulf Coast University, The Scripps Research Institute, the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (known as Fiocruz) in Rio de Janeiro, the National Autonomous University of Honduras, and others, are working together to bring the power of genomics to bear on the Zika outbreak.
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Couples exposed to Zika virus should wait 6 months before conceiving - Story
Couples exposed to Zika virus should wait 6 months before conceiving - Story
A new warning about the Zika virus from California's Center for Disease Control.They're telling couples who have traveled and may have been exposed to the mosquito-born virus to wait at least six months before trying to conceive.Initially, they thought Zika could live in semen for up to eight weeks after infection.
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Congress acts to fight Zika virus after eight months, Murray condemns delay
Congress acts to fight Zika virus after eight months, Murray condemns delay
Congress acts to fight Zika virus after eight months, Murray condemns delayPhoto: James Gathany/AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 In this photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ), a feeding female Anopheles stephensi mosquito consumes a blood meal through its sharp, needle-like labrum.Mosquitoes have been a prime source of the Zika virus.Congress has finally put up money to combat Zika.
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Mosquito sample tests positive for Zika virus in Miami-Dade County
Mosquito sample tests positive for Zika virus in Miami-Dade County
Zika virus continues to be a problem for Miami Beach.AdvertisementThe Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced Saturday that it found Zika virus in one mosquito sample from a small area in Miami Beach.This is the same Miami Beach area where five other samples tested positive for Zika virus, officials said.
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