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Human trials begin for Army-developed Zika purified inactivated virus (ZPIV) vaccine
Human trials begin for Army-developed Zika purified inactivated virus (ZPIV) vaccine
SILVER SPRING, Md.- The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) began vaccinations today in a Phase 1 human clinical trial to test the safety and immunogenicity of the virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">Zika purified inactivated virus (ZPIV) vaccine.Seventy-five healthy adults will be recruited to participate in the trial at WRAIR's Clinical Trial Center in Silver Spring, Md.
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Escondido neighborhood to get sprayed for Zika virus
Escondido neighborhood to get sprayed for Zika virus
ESCONDIDO, Calif. – The county of San Diego's occasional precautionary spraying for mosquitoes to prevent an outbreak of the virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">Zika virus will move to the North County for the first time on Thursday.An Escondido neighborhood, where a resident contracted Zika while traveling, will be sprayed to get rid of the invasive Aedes mosquitoes, which can spread the disease, according to the county.The area to be hand-sprayed is roughly 17 acres in size, includes 109 residential units and is bordered by El Norte Parkway on the south and Rimrock Road, which loops around to the north.
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Accurate Facebook posts about Zika virus were plentiful, not popular
Accurate Facebook posts about Zika virus were plentiful, not popular
(Refiles this Nov. 2 story to add source.)By Andrew M. Seaman(Reuters Health) - Social media is an important source of news for many Americans, but the health stories that are most popular may also be the least accurate, suggests a study of Facebook posts about virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">Zika virus.In May and June 2016, a period of heavy media coverage of the Zika virus epidemic spreading in the Americas, about four out of five popular posts on Facebook about Zika contained accurate information, researchers found.
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Zika virus and male infertility: Our updated Q&A on the risks
Zika virus and male infertility: Our updated Q&A on the risks
Health authorities are struggling to control the virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">Zika virus.Locally transmitted cases have been reported in Florida, and there is now concern about a possible link with male sterility.Simon Calder, The Independent's Travel Correspondent, answers readers' questions about the threat the infection poses to travellersIs Zika like the Ebola outbreak?
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