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Zika Virus: U.S. Surgeon general visits Miami clinic near Zika outbreak
2016-08-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Miami Herald: U.S. Surgeon General -- and dad-to-be -- Vivek Murthy paid a visit to his hometown Friday to drop by a medical clinic and reassure pregnant women as the number of local Miami Zika cases rose for a fourth straight day. Murthy, who graduated from Palmetto Senior High and whose wife is expecting a baby in September, met with about a half dozen women at the Borinquen Medical Center in the Wynwood area, which has been the epicenter for the virus in Miami. Just hours after his visit, state health officials...
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China Zika rules to add cost and delays to US exports
2016-08-12 14:49:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Chinese authorities have added the United States to the list of countries whose imports must be fumigated and certified mosquito free in an attempt to prevent spread of the Zika virus.
FTC Cracking Down on Zika Protection Claims
2016-08-08 14:00:00| Happi Breaking News
Sends warning letters to online sellers of stickers, wristbands and patches.
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Federal government approves trial to fight Zika in Key West, but residents can still hold it up
2016-08-07 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tampa Bay Times: The federal government on Friday approved a field trial that would release millions of genetically-modified mosquitoes in Key West to eradicate the mosquito that carries Zika. But British company Oxitec, which has already used its technology to reduce the Aedes aegypti population by 90 to 99 percent in parts of Latin America, is still held up by residents of a Key West suburb who are skeptical of the science. In a statement, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday the Oxitec trial...
Landslides, zika and beach loss Rio de Janeiro prepares for climate change
2016-08-07 06:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Change News: The day of the 2016 Olympic opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the mood is jittery. In the teeth of a recession and political crisis, the carnival city faces protests and health fears over the zika virus outbreak and polluted water. It wont stop half a million people showing up for two weeks of world class sporting drama. Meanwhile, as part of a drive to get cities involved in climate action, Rio has filed a report on the threats posed by global warming. Disclosed under the CDP cities...
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