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Why the Zika virus is causing alarm
Why the Zika virus is causing alarm
Zika has also been associated with other neurological disorders, including serious brain and spinal cord infections.(Representational Picture) Zika has also been associated with other neurological disorders, including serious brain and spinal cord infections.(Representational Picture)Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last year and has spread to almost 60 countries.
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Zika virus unlikely to infect same person twice: study
Zika virus unlikely to infect same person twice: study
Washington: People infected with Zika may not be susceptible to the virus again, according to new research which found that the infection provides excellent protection against reinfection."This means people infected during this current epidemic will likely not be susceptible again," said Stephen Higgs, director of the Biosecurity Research Institute at Kansas State University in the US."When a large proportion of the population is protected — known as herd immunity — the risk of future epidemics may be low," said Higgs.
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Zika virus highly likely to spread in Asia, says WHO
Zika virus highly likely to spread in Asia, says WHO
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Singaporean authorities have been fumigating areas where mosquitoes breedZika infections are "highly likely" to keep spreading in Asia, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.Hundreds of cases of the virus have been reported in Singapore while two cases of Zika-linked microcephaly have already been confirmed in Thailand.The mosquito-borne virus has been detected in 70 countries worldwide, at least 19 in the Asia Pacific region.
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