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Zika Update: Birth Defects Still Likely Even If Mother Has No Symptoms
2016-06-16 12:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: "Practice safe sex," said the World Health Organization (WHO) in a recently released travel and health advisory. The advisory was released to educate authorities, medical practitioners and travelers on safety measures to prevent the spread of Zika virus. Pregnant women who are infected with the Zika virus may give birth to babies with birth defects even if they don't exhibit the symptoms, report said. The report, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine, explored the possibility...
Zika, Ebola Outbreaks Can Be Predicted Using Climate Change
2016-06-14 13:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: FEBRUARY 09: Women walk with their wares through the West Point slum on February 9, 2016 in Monrovia, Liberia. West Point, the most impoverished and overpopulated community in Liberia, was hard hit by the Ebola outbreak, and health facilities at the time were overwhelmed. After almost two years, on January 14, 2016 the World Health Organization declared the epidemic over, after the virus had killed some 11,300 people and infected more than 28,500 people in West Africa. Scientists in the UK said...
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Watching climate change is the key to predicting the next Zika
2016-06-13 19:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Post: British scientists say they have developed a model that can predict outbreaks of zoonotic diseases those such as Ebola and Zika that jump from animals to humans based on changes in climate. Describing their model as "a major improvement in our understanding of the spread of diseases from animals to people", the researchers said it could help governments prepare for and respond to disease outbreaks, and to factor in their risk when making policies that might affect the environment. "Our...
Zika, Ebola outbreaks can be predicted through environmental changes, finds new study
2016-06-13 05:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
First Post: Scientists have successfully developed a model that can predict the outbreak of diseases that spread from animals to humans -- such as Ebola and Zika -- based on changes in climate, population growth and land use. "This model is a major improvement in our understanding of the spread of diseases from animals to people," said Kate Jones from University College London (UCL) in the UK. "We hope it can be used to help communities prepare and respond to disease outbreaks, as well as to make decisions...
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J&J Rewards Zika Virus Researcher
2016-06-10 17:09:00| Chemical Processing
A research project from Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute of Graduate Studies and Engineering Research, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, is the recipient of the QuickFire Challenge award in Latin America.
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