Jacksonville leaders fight to stay ahead of Zika stat : News 4 Jax

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Mosquito season is underway and the governor says Florida needs to stay ahead of the Zika virus. Boyer said not only would having a screen door help fight Zika, there's something in it for the tenants. If there is working AC, then a screen door wouldn't be required. City leaders in Jacksonville are introducing legislation geared specifically toward protecting people from the disease. According to the Florida Department of Health, there have already been 30 cases of Zika so far this year.




Metro Health Director Colleen Bridger says the grant will go towards preventing and responding to the spread of Zika. Thursday City Council approved Metro Health accepting this grant. SAN ANTONIO- The city has accepted more than 700 thousand dollars from the centers for disease control to fight Zika in Bexar county. Metro Health also plans to hire more employees to help in assisting in research and education. They say this money will also help their lab in testing people for the virus.


COURTESY OF UC RIVERSIDE Related article » ABOUT Zika -- Zika is spread mostly by the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito (Ae. How UC Riverside discovery could help fight Zika virus Share Pin It More Galleries Photo shows Jikui Song (standing) with Rong Hai, scientists at University of California Riverside who found a weak spot in the structure of the Zika virus. Researchers used a similar weak spot in the dengue virus to make an anti-viral drug that prevents the virus from replicating, which could provide a model for the anti-Zika efforts. The next step, according to the university, is investigating the antiviral potential of a chemical compound on the Zika virus that has been shown to work against dengue. An analysis of the structure of the protein revealed the weak spot, which could be targeted with inhibitors that would suppress infection.


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