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Zika virus discovered in neighbouring Tanzania according to : aa

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Blood samples show presence of Zika virus in Tanzania


Blood samples show presence of Zika virus in Tanzania
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Virus was detected in over 80 of 533 blood samples taken from newborn babies in 2015 and 2016By Peter Saramba OngiriMWANZA, TanzaniaTanzania has detected the presence of Zika virus infections in 83 out of 533 tested blood samples taken in 2015 and 2016.On Jan. 31, this year, the Tanzanian government through the Health Ministry refuted reports that the Zika virus had been detected in the country.Director general at the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Mwele Malecela told journalist in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's business capital city, that the virus was detected in over 80 of 533 blood samples taken from newborn babies in eight regions across the country.
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Zika virus discovered in neighbouring Tanzania


Zika virus discovered in neighbouring Tanzania
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Zika virus discovered in neighbouring TanzaniaBy Teddy Otieno For Citizen DigitalThe Zika virus has now been discovered in Tanzania, the country's National Institute of Research on Human Diseases has said.According to the director of the research institute Dr. Mele Malecela, out of the 533 Tanzanians tested, 15.6 per cent have contracted the disease.The insitute further revealed that the virus has been found in Morogoro and eastern Geita Region in northwestern Tanzania.
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Government moves to decrease impact of Zika virus on pregnant women


Government moves to decrease impact of Zika virus on pregnant women
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CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Dec 16, CMC – The St. Lucia government has announced a "heightened surveillance" of pregnant women after 50 of them have tested positive for the mosquito borne Zika virus and raising new concerns about the impact of the disease in St. Lucia.In a statement, the Ministry of Health noted that all of the pregnant women confirmed so far, have recovered from the illness.But it noted that given the concerns regarding pregnancy outcomes in Zika positive pregnant women, health authorities are being monitored closely through antenatal care services.
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