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Zika Cases Rise To 109 In Rajasthan, Nine Reported In Jaipur
The number of people infected with Zika virus rose to 109 in Rajasthan said today. According to a spokesperson of the state medical and health department, the nine new cases confirmed were from Jaipur.
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Yangon Women 'Should Avoid Pregnancy' In Next 6 Months Due To Zika: Myanmar
Myanmar said on Friday it will advise women in Yangon to avoid getting pregnant in the next six months to protect them from the Zika virus after the first case was confirmed in Myanmar's largest city.
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China To Screen For Zika On Arrivals From Singapore, Other Affected Countries
China's quarantine bureau said on Wednesday that the country would begin health screening for people arriving from Singapore and other countries which have seen outbreaks of Zika.
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Malaysia Confirms First Case Of Zika In Pregnant Woman
Malaysia has confirmed its first case of the Zika virus in a pregnant 27-year-old woman, Health Minister Subramaniam Sathasivam said on Wednesday.
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Singapore Mass Sprays Residences As Zika Expected To Spread
Officials sprayed insecticide and cleared drains of stagnant water in residential areas of Singapore at high risk of further Zika infections on Monday after 41 locally transmitted cases were confirmed in the city state.
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Cayman Islands Reports Second Locally Transmitted Zika Infection
Two people have contracted the Zika virus locally in the Cayman Islands, the health department said on Tuesday, bringing the total number infected by the virus in the Caribbean territory to eight.
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US Scientists Develop Mouse Model To Test Zika Vaccines, Drugs
U.S. scientists have identified a genetically modified strain of mice that develop Zika, an important tool needed for testing vaccines and medicines to treat the virus that is rapidly spreading across the Americas and the Caribbean.
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US Study Of 9 Pregnant Women Who Travelled Shows Zika Virus In Some
A study of nine pregnant women from the United States who travelled to countries where the Zika virus was circulating shows two had miscarriages, two had abortions, two had apparently healthy children, and one child was born with severe microcephaly, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
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Zika Infection May Cause Stillbirth, Loss Of Brain Tissue: Report
A case study of a stillborn baby whose Brazilian mother was infected with Zika raises suspicions that the virus may be capable of doing more damage to fetal tissue than previously thought, researchers said on Thursday.
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Honduras Declares National Emergency Over Zika Virus
Honduras on Monday declared a state of emergency after officials said the number of Zika infections is rising at an "alarming" rate in the Central American country.
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Zika Cases Rise To 109 In Rajasthan, Nine Reported In Jaipur
The number of people infected with Zika virus rose to 109 in Rajasthan said today. According to a spokesperson of the state medical and health department, the nine new cases confirmed were from Jaipur.
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Yangon Women 'Should Avoid Pregnancy' In Next 6 Months Due To Zika: Myanmar
Myanmar said on Friday it will advise women in Yangon to avoid getting pregnant in the next six months to protect them from the Zika virus after the first case was confirmed in Myanmar's largest city.
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China To Screen For Zika On Arrivals From Singapore, Other Affected Countries
China's quarantine bureau said on Wednesday that the country would begin health screening for people arriving from Singapore and other countries which have seen outbreaks of Zika.
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Malaysia Confirms First Case Of Zika In Pregnant Woman
Malaysia has confirmed its first case of the Zika virus in a pregnant 27-year-old woman, Health Minister Subramaniam Sathasivam said on Wednesday.
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Singapore Mass Sprays Residences As Zika Expected To Spread
Officials sprayed insecticide and cleared drains of stagnant water in residential areas of Singapore at high risk of further Zika infections on Monday after 41 locally transmitted cases were confirmed in the city state.
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Cayman Islands Reports Second Locally Transmitted Zika Infection
Two people have contracted the Zika virus locally in the Cayman Islands, the health department said on Tuesday, bringing the total number infected by the virus in the Caribbean territory to eight.
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US Scientists Develop Mouse Model To Test Zika Vaccines, Drugs
U.S. scientists have identified a genetically modified strain of mice that develop Zika, an important tool needed for testing vaccines and medicines to treat the virus that is rapidly spreading across the Americas and the Caribbean.
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US Study Of 9 Pregnant Women Who Travelled Shows Zika Virus In Some
A study of nine pregnant women from the United States who travelled to countries where the Zika virus was circulating shows two had miscarriages, two had abortions, two had apparently healthy children, and one child was born with severe microcephaly, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
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Zika Infection May Cause Stillbirth, Loss Of Brain Tissue: Report
A case study of a stillborn baby whose Brazilian mother was infected with Zika raises suspicions that the virus may be capable of doing more damage to fetal tissue than previously thought, researchers said on Thursday.
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Honduras Declares National Emergency Over Zika Virus
Honduras on Monday declared a state of emergency after officials said the number of Zika infections is rising at an "alarming" rate in the Central American country.
