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Spreading Zika virus a new economic strain for Latin America
2016-01-20 22:24:10| Biotech - Topix.net
A U.S. warning that pregnant women should avoid Latin American countries where a mosquito-borne virus is multiplying couldn't have come at a worse time for a region that's counting on tourism to give it a boost at a time of economic crises. The alert issued Friday by the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention covers 14 countries and territories in the Americas where the Zika virus has been detected.
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Category:Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals