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First reported case of Zika virus transmitted by anal sex

2016-04-16 10:19:05| Biotech - Topix.net

"Both vaginal and anal sex is an emerging mode of Zika virus infection that might contribute to more illness than was anticipated," said US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers in their report. The CDC has suggested that both straight and LGBT couples use condoms after travelling to regions afflicted by Zika, which now includes 33 nations in the Americas.

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CDC Warns Zika Is 'Scarier Than We Initially Thought', Deadly Virus Attacks Central Nervous Systems

2016-04-12 15:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World: In a press conference, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that the Zika virus seems to be scarier than what they initially thought. This is after a Brazilian team of scientists discovered that it is possible for the Zika virus to trigger an immune attack on the central nervous system of adults. The mosquito-borne Zika virus outbreak happened in May 2015 in Brazil and Colombia. It quickly spread to more than 13 countries, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)....

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First Case of Zika Virus Confirmed in Kansas

2016-04-12 09:46:23| Biotech - Topix.net

Topeka, Kan. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment received confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the first person in the state to test positive for Zika virus.

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