Zika virus

Promising Zika vaccine moves to next stage
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Promising Zika vaccine moves to next stage

We are one step closer to a vaccine against the Zika virus.
Florida declares new area of Zika transmission in Miami
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Florida declares new area of Zika transmission in Miami

Florida officials on Thursday announced a new area of Zika transmission in the Miami region and have called on the…
Why the Zika virus is causing alarm
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Why the Zika virus is causing alarm

Global health officials are racing to better understand the Zika virus behind a major outbreak that began in Brazil last…
Two experimental zika vaccines show promise in monkey studies
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Two experimental zika vaccines show promise in monkey studies

A pair of experimental vaccines being developed by the US National Institutes of Health protected monkeys against zika virus infection…
Where’s Zika going next?
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Where’s Zika going next?

Scientists trying to predict the future path of Zika say that 2.6 billion people living in parts of Asia and…
A silver lining in Rio despite pre-Games gloom and doom
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A silver lining in Rio despite pre-Games gloom and doom

It's as predictable as the fixed, two-year calendar for the Olympics themselves.Before every edition of the Games – winter or…
First baby with Zika-related birth defect born in New York City
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First baby with Zika-related birth defect born in New York City

New York City has reported its first case of a baby born with the birth defect microcephaly related to exposure…
Zika found in common house mosquitoes in Brazil
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Zika found in common house mosquitoes in Brazil

Researchers in Brazil announced Thursday the "presence of the Zika virus" in Culex mosquitoes (the common house mosquito) in the…
Zika sex research begins despite US Congress funding impasse
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Zika sex research begins despite US Congress funding impasse

It could take years to learn how long men infected with Zika are capable of sexually transmitting the virus, which…
Inovio Pharma gets green signal to test Zika vaccine in human trial
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Inovio Pharma gets green signal to test Zika vaccine in human trial

Drug developer Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc and its partner GeneOne Life Sciences Inc said they had received approval from U.S. regulators…
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