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Zika Poses a Challenge to Floridas Solid Waste Departments
2016-10-24 17:04:42| Waste Age
Hillsborough County is one of the municipalities taking steps to fight mosquitoes.
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Singapore F1 Grand Prix roars on despite Zika fears
2016-09-16 10:53:07| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Singapore is hosting the Formula 1 Grand Prix for a ninth year amid concerns about a Zika outbreak and recently foiled terror plot.
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No Zika cases reported during Rio Olympics, W.H.O. says
2016-09-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: No Zika infections were reported in Brazil during the Olympics, either among athletes or visitors, the World Health Organization said Friday. The international health agency convened experts this week to decide whether the Zika virus remained a public health emergency. They voted yes, they announced at a news briefing Friday, in part because new infections had been reported in Singapore and Guinea-Bissau. But one bright spot was the Olympics. Brazil presented data that the experts said had convinced...
Zika pesticide kills millions of bees in South Carolina
2016-09-04 13:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Millions of honeybees have been killed in South Carolina after pesticide was sprayed to kill off mosquitoes that could be harbouring the Zika virus. Beekeeper Juanita Stanley at Flowertown Farm said she had no warning from Dorchester County officials.
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Zika and horses: What you need to know about mosquito-born diseases
2016-08-25 16:46:00| Beef
Source: American Quarter Horse Association The Zika virus is just one of several mosquito-borne diseases of concern. Heres a look at the risk. read more