Tag: zika
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Suspect in Wisconsin prom shooting dies in hospital
An 18-year-old man suspected of opening fire on two students outside a Wisconsin high school prom died in a nearby hospital early Sunday morning after he was shot and wounded by a police officer, authorities said. Jakob Wagner was pronounced dead shortly after 1 a.m. CDT (0600 GMT), about two hours after he shot the…
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Peru reports first case of sexually transmitted Zika virus
Peruvian health authorities on Saturday reported the first case of the Zika virus having been sexually transmitted in the country, after a resident contracted the disease while traveling in Venezuela and then infected his wife once back in Peru. Zika has been linked to thousands of suspected cases of microcephaly, a rare birth defect, in…
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Pope says it’s crazy to see his meeting with Bernie Sanders as political
Pope Francis said on Saturday that his meeting with Bernie Sanders, contesting the Democratic candidacy for the U.S. Presidency, was not meddling in politics and that anyone who thought otherwise should “look for a psychiatrist”. Sanders and the pope met briefly on Saturday morning at the Vatican guest house where Francis lives and where Sanders…
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Water-born gastroenteritis outbreak in Spain affects 670
MADRID (AP) — The health authority of the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia says more than 670 people have been affected by an outbreak of gastroenteritis linked to bottled water.
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Congress sends Obama bill on Zika drug development
U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill to provide financial incentives to companies developing treatments for the Zika virus, and the White House said President Barack Obama was expected to sign the legislation although it is insufficient to meet the challenge. The measure allows the Food and Drug Administration to include Zika drug developers in…
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St. Lucia confirms first two cases of Zika, contracted locally
By Sarah Peter CASTRIES, St. Lucia, (Reuters) – A man and a woman in the Caribbean country of St. Lucia have locally contracted the Zika virus, which has been linked to hundreds of cases of a rare birth defect in Brazil, the first infections by the mosquito-borne virus in the island nation, its health ministry…
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In war on Zika mosquitoes, Puerto Rico starting at ‘square one’
By Julie Steenhuysen SAN JUAN (Reuters) – The United States faces its first real challenge with the Zika virus on the island territory of Puerto Rico, a part of the nation that is perhaps least prepared to cope with what is expected to be its worst outbreak. Zika is spreading rapidly in Puerto Rico and…
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In war on Zika mosquitoes, Puerto Rico starting at ‘square one’
By Julie Steenhuysen SAN JUAN (Reuters) – The United States faces its first real challenge with the Zika virus on the island territory of Puerto Rico, a part of the nation that is perhaps least prepared to cope with what is expected to be its worst outbreak. Zika is spreading rapidly in Puerto Rico and…