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Zika Virus Cases Drop In Brazil: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the number of Zika epidemic cases has begun dropping.
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Zika Virus May Be Carried By Other Mosquitoes: Research
Research by scientists in Brazil indicates that a mosquito more common than the one primarily known to transmit Zika infections may possibly be able to carry the virus, a development that could further complicate efforts to limit its spread.
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US, Brazilian Health Teams Go Into Slums To Start Zika Study
Teams of US and Brazilian health workers ventured into dicey slums, fought through snarled traffic and braved torrential downpours on the first day of their effort to determine if the Zika virus is causing babies to be born with a birth defect affecting the brain.
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Brazil Launches Anti-Zika Campaign In Schools
Government ministers, state governors, health agents and members of the armed forces are visiting schools throughout Brazil to involve students in the nationwide campaign to eradicate the Aedes aegypti mosquito that spreads the Zika virus.
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Can Scientists Prove Zika Virus Is Causing Birth Defects?
Scientists suspect an outbreak of the Zika virus is behind a surge in a rare birth defect in Brazil. But how are they going to prove it?
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Brazil Military Fight Mosquitoes, Flower Pot To Flower Pot
Zika outbreak has been declared an international emergency by the World Health Organization and at least in public relations terms poses a threat to Rio's hosting of the Olympics this August -- adding to pressure on Rousseff to find a solution.
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Brazil Enlists Army, Cabinet In Campaign Against Zika
Brazil's government launched a nationwide campaign on Saturday to fight the Zika virus, with President Dilma Rousseff and cabinet ministers personally visiting homes and handing out leaflets along with 220,000 troops.
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Brazil Mosquito Repellent Sales Surge Amid Zika Outbreak
Mosquito-borne viruses including Zika, which is feared to cause brain damage in babies, have driven a surge in sales of insect repellent in Brazil, a report said Sunday.
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Zika Virus Cases Drop In Brazil: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the number of Zika epidemic cases has begun dropping.
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Zika Virus May Be Carried By Other Mosquitoes: Research
Research by scientists in Brazil indicates that a mosquito more common than the one primarily known to transmit Zika infections may possibly be able to carry the virus, a development that could further complicate efforts to limit its spread.
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US, Brazilian Health Teams Go Into Slums To Start Zika Study
Teams of US and Brazilian health workers ventured into dicey slums, fought through snarled traffic and braved torrential downpours on the first day of their effort to determine if the Zika virus is causing babies to be born with a birth defect affecting the brain.
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Brazil Launches Anti-Zika Campaign In Schools
Government ministers, state governors, health agents and members of the armed forces are visiting schools throughout Brazil to involve students in the nationwide campaign to eradicate the Aedes aegypti mosquito that spreads the Zika virus.
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Can Scientists Prove Zika Virus Is Causing Birth Defects?
Scientists suspect an outbreak of the Zika virus is behind a surge in a rare birth defect in Brazil. But how are they going to prove it?
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Brazil Military Fight Mosquitoes, Flower Pot To Flower Pot
Zika outbreak has been declared an international emergency by the World Health Organization and at least in public relations terms poses a threat to Rio's hosting of the Olympics this August -- adding to pressure on Rousseff to find a solution.
-
Brazil Enlists Army, Cabinet In Campaign Against Zika
Brazil's government launched a nationwide campaign on Saturday to fight the Zika virus, with President Dilma Rousseff and cabinet ministers personally visiting homes and handing out leaflets along with 220,000 troops.
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Brazil Mosquito Repellent Sales Surge Amid Zika Outbreak
Mosquito-borne viruses including Zika, which is feared to cause brain damage in babies, have driven a surge in sales of insect repellent in Brazil, a report said Sunday.
