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WHO launched a global campaign to prevent Zika virus
The campaign focused primarily on calling for cooperation between partners, experts, as well as mobilizing a variety of financial resources to help countries strengthen…
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Zika virus can cross each other maternity
Brazilian scientists detect Zika virus in the amniotic membranes of two women, a proof that the virus may cross the placenta, affecting the fetus.
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Not Zika but Monsanto's chemicals cause brain atrophy?
A group of Argentinian doctors said that the cause of non-Zika brain atrophy is caused by chemicals that kill mosquito larvae in domestic water sources in Brazil.
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Russia confirmed the first Zika infection
The Russian health watchdog said on Monday that the country's first Zika brain atrophy was a woman who had been to the Dominican Republic.
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The Ministry of Health acknowledges that chemicals killing mosquitoes suspected to cause brain atrophy are imported to Vietnam
According to the suspicious information, the cause of brain atrophy is not caused by Zika virus, but because of the anti-mosquito chemicals that treat malaria and dengue…
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Zika virus lurks deep in the body, difficult to kill
International scientists warn Zika virus causes brain atrophy hidden deep in the body parts that the immune system cannot scan, so it is more dangerous and difficult to…
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Why is WHO more afraid of Zika than Ebola?
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a global emergency for Zika disease, although no studies have demonstrated this virus causes minor head defects in newbo…
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Successfully developed a vaccine against Zika virus
Bharat Biotch - a vaccine maker in India has announced a staggering step towards the successful development of the Zika virus vaccine that is threatening the world.
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Every country is afraid of Zika but Russians are not, they are more afraid of the flu
Russian virologists have embarked on the development of a vaccine against Zika virus, however, the virus itself is unlikely to break out in Russia.
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China confirmed the first infection with Zika virus
Chinese officials confirmed that the country had the first case of Zika virus being a man, according to Xinhua News Agency on February 10.
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Hawaii declared a state of emergency because of a mosquito epidemic
The Governor of Hawaii, USA, on February 12 declared a state of emergency to fight mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and Zika virus.
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Avoid kissing, abstinence to prevent Zika virus
Brazilian authorities confirmed that Zika virus in urine and saliva of two patients should recommend pregnant women restrict kissing others.
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How to distinguish signs of Zika virus disease and dengue fever
According to Dr. Nguyen Van Kinh, Director of the Central Hospital of Tropical Diseases (Hanoi), Zika is a strain of virus circulating in many countries in Africa, but r…
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WHO announces the global emergency of Zika virus
Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) calls Zika causing small head disease
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The first sexually transmitted Zika infection was detected in the United States
Whether or not the Zika virus problem can be transmitted through sexual intercourse has been questioned since 2009 after a researcher in Colorada caught Zika abroad and…