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Things to know about Zika virus infection in children
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued guidelines on how to detect and treat this virus in children.
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Nearly 40 people in Saigon are infected with Zika virus
On November 14, Ho Chi Minh City recorded 3 more cases of Zika, bringing the number of infected people to 38 with Binh Thanh district with the most patients.
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Medicine stands before a great opportunity to control zika
Mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia will be tested and released at Brazilian and Columbia outbreaks to eliminate the spread of zika virus.
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Why do Zika cases appear only in the South?
Southern and Central Highlands are in the rainy season creating favorable conditions for mosquitoes to spread disease, so 9 patients of Zika were discovered in this area.
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Outbreaks of dengue outbreak in Nghe An, 37 people have contracted the disease
According to the statistics of Dien Chau District Medical Center, as of October 10, Dien Thinh recorded 37 cases of dengue fever, of which 22 patients were cured.
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Ministry of Health warned Zika virus circulated in the community
In the afternoon of September 19, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Health organized Southeast Asian Minister of Health online conference on Zika disease in ASEAN region. Accord…
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Singapore: Zika virus is transmitted in the country
Singapore - a country in Southeast Asia - has started a mosquito-killing campaign after dozens of cases of Zika virus infection have been discovered in the country over…
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The fourth Zika patient in Vietnam is a German
Vietnam's Ministry of Health on September 15 announced that the Germans lived in Ho Chi Minh City, discovered Zika when traveling in Japan and recorded the 11th case of…
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Zika virus in Singapore can evolve from the strain 60 years ago
The Zika virus strain in Singapore is likely to evolve from a Zika virus strain that once raged in Southeast Asia since the 60s of the 20th century.
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Malaysian pregnant women first infected with Zika virus
Malaysian officials on September 8 confirmed the first pregnant woman infected with Zika caused brain atrophy, a 27-year-old woman living in Johor Bahru city near Singap…
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Malaysia confirmed the first Zika case
On September 1, Malaysian officials confirmed that the country had the first Zika virus infection. The patient was a 58-year-old woman who had just returned from Singapo…
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The FDA allows the use of genetically modified mosquitoes to combat Zika epidemic in the US
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it did not find any significant impact on the environment when piloting insects against the Zika epidemic in Miami state.
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Belgium recorded 32 cases of Zika virus infection
According to the European Center for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC), Belgium has recorded 32 cases of Zika virus infection, mainly from infected people while trav…
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Watch out for Japanese outbreak of encephalitis
July is considered the peak of Japanese encephalitis with multiple hospitalizations across the country, which can lead to death or severe sequelae.
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Found the Zika pathway transmitted from mother to child
Scientists have gone one step further in finding the secret path Zika uses to transmit from mother to child.