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Philippines steps up measures to combat Zika virus
2016-03-14 04:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
La-Kabylie: Definition for a suspected case for Zika virus disease include patients with fever equal to or higher than 38 degrees centigrade for more than two days, conjunctivitis, skin rash, headache, muscle pain, joint pain, body weakness, and pain behind the eyes. "We are not only addressing Zika in the Philippines but also dengue and chikungunya", said the health secretary, adding that climate change had contributed to more possible cases. All suspected cases of Zika virus in the country will now be...
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First case of Zika confirmed in W.Va
2016-03-13 09:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Village Sun-Times: "We know we won't be able to protect 100 percent of women, but for every single case of Zika infection in pregnancy we prevent, we are preventing a potential personal and family tragedy", he said. Humbaugh said most Kentuckians are not at risk for Zika virus infection unless they've traveled recently to affected areas, including South America, the Caribbean and Central America. Puerto Rico has 157 confirmed Zika cases, but many other people are believed to be infected. According to the CDC,...
Mosquitoes' rapid spread poses threat beyond Zika
2016-03-13 01:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: As the world focuses on Zika's rapid advance in the Americas, experts warn the virus that originated in Africa is just one of a growing number of continent-jumping diseases carried by mosquitoes threatening swathes of humanity. The battle against the insects on the streets of Brazil is the latest in an ancient war between humankind and the Culicidae, or mosquito, family which the pests frequently win. Today, mosquito invaders are turning up with increasing regularity from Washington DC to Strasbourg,...
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Transat AT earnings battered by low loonie, Zika virus and strike threat
2016-03-10 23:09:51| Real Estate - Topix.net
Tour operator Transat AT expects to struggle with profitability over the rest of the winter season amid an ongoing hit from the low Canadian dollar, the impact of the Zika virus on travel plans and a recently resolved labour dispute. The Montreal-based company estimates that over the last three winters, including this one, it has had to absorb about $150 million in net additional costs even after accounting for savings from lower fuel prices - or about $70 per tour package booked.
Could climate change be the culprit in spread of Zika virus?
2016-03-09 12:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The Zika virus sweeping across South America may be only one of several long-dormant infections that will resurface in coming years because of climate change and deforestation, says a Johns Hopkins University neurologist now leading research efforts in Colombia, one of the countries hardest hit by the disease. According to Dr. Carlos Pardo Villamizar, warmer climates may have triggered the emergence and subsequent spread of the Zika virus by making more of the world habitable for the Aedes aegypti...
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