epidemiology
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Don’t Donate Blood For A Month If You’ve Been Exposed To Zika
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is urging people who have returned from places where the Zika virus is active to refrain from donating blood for at least a month, while also recommending against the collection of blood from any region with active transmission.
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A Deadly Bee Virus Is Spreading And Only Humans Can Stop It
Across the world, bees are succumbing to a deadly virus, and a new study places the blame squarely on humans. The good news is, there are some common-sense measures we can take right now to start protecting the honeybees we rely on to pollinate our crops.
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Zika Outbreak Is A ‘Temperature Driven Eruption,’ Say Scientists
While it’s too early to say exactly why this year’s outbreak has been so vicious, our recent record-breaking global heat wave offers one possible explanation. As if Zika virus couldn’t get any scarier.
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Zika Virus Outbreak Prompts CDC To Expand Travel Advisory
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is asking pregnant women to avoid 22 countries that have seen outbreaks of the Zika virus. That’s up eight from just yesterday. Disturbingly, the mosquito-borne virus, which may be causing abnormally small heads in newborns, has also been linked to yet another debilitating disease.