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First case of sexually transmitted Zika virus seen in France
2016-02-28 20:55:34| Biotech - Topix.net
This 2006 photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Aedes aegypti mosquito in the process of acquiring a blood meal from a human host. On Friday, Feb. 26, 2015, the U.S. government said Zika infections have been confirmed in nine pregnant women in the United States.
CDC probes possible sexually transmitted Zika cases
2016-02-23 23:13:02| Biotech - Topix.net
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is investigating 14 new reports of possible sexual transmission of the Zika virus. "These new reports suggest sexual transmission may be a more likely means of transmission for Zika virus than previously considered," the CDC said in a written statement.
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Zika has been sexually transmitted in Texas, CDC confirms
2016-02-03 06:32:42| Biotech - Topix.net
Zika has been sexually transmitted in Texas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. It is the first known case of the virus being locally acquired in the continental United States in the current outbreak.
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Windows devices account for 80% of malware infections transmitted via mobile networks
2015-09-18 00:06:27| Telecom - Topix.net
Microsoft may have just a single-digit slice of the mobile market, but there's one segment of mobile that it's winning: Malware infections delivered via mobile networks. According to a Wednesday report from Alcatel-Lucent's Motive Security Lab , in June Windows devices accounted for 80% of the infections spotted on hardware that relied on mobile networks for Internet connectivity.
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Security researcher says new malware can affect your BIOS; be transmitted via the air
2013-11-02 03:55:37| Wireless - Topix.net
Rip out your computer's microphone and webcam, turn off your Bluetooth, and put on your tinfoil hats, it's "super amazing crazy security storytime."