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Zika

Health Science 

New Research on Zika Virus Touts Promising Vaccine Candidate

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 DANIEL CONRAD
Research, vaccines, Zika

A vaccine candidate shows promise against the Zika virus, a currently untreatable infection that caught international attention during a 2015-2016 epidemic, and a new study has found that screening blood for the transfusion-transmissible virus may be an inefficient use of resources.

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Health Science Technology 

Gene Therapy

December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 BRIEF
diseases, Ebola, patent, trade secrets, Zika

VGXI sued Aldevron in federal court, claiming it stole its patented methods of making gene therapies for Zika and Ebola viruses and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS.

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Health Science 

Monkey Study Highlights Zika-Related Miscarriages

July 3, 2018 BARBARA LEONARD
pregnancy, Research, Zika

Suggesting that human carriers of the Zika virus experience pregnancy loss more commonly than previously thought, researchers reported new findings Tuesday involving monkeys.

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Government Health 

DC Health Lab Assailed on Zika Testing Gaffes

May 17, 2018May 17, 2018 TIM RYAN
pregnancy, testing, Washington DC, Zika

Weeks before her due date, Cassandra Forrester received word that she was positive for the Zika virus. The Maryland woman wants damages now from a public health lab that misinformed her months earlier she was negative.

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Health Regional Science 

Bacteria-Infected Mosquitoes Might Be Good Thing for Miami

February 9, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
bacteria, diseases, Florida, insects, Zika

Mosquitoes are a year-round downside to living in subtropical Miami, but millions of bacteria-infected mosquitoes flying in a suburban neighborhood are being hailed as an innovation that may kill off more bugs that spread Zika and other viruses.

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Health Science 

Zika Virus Circulated Long Before Detection, Scientists Say

May 24, 2017July 30, 2018 SEAN DUFFY
Florida, insects, Zika

The Zika virus circulated through the Americas well before the first infections were detected, according to a new study published Wednesday.

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Health Science 

Discovery of Zika Antibody Spurs Hope for Vaccine

May 8, 2017 SEAN DUFFY
vaccines, Zika

Newly identified Zika antibodies produced by the immune systems of infected individuals could be the key to fighting the mosquito-borne virus, including a possible vaccine.

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Health Science 

Zika Vaccine Trial Hits Phase 2 in Southern US

March 31, 2017 BARBARA LEONARD
Medicine, National Institutes of Health, vaccines, Zika

Volunteers in Houston and Miami are being assembled for the second phase of an experimental DNA vaccine for the Zika virus, government scientists said Friday.

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International Science 

Brazilians Avoiding Pregnancy in Wake of Zika Outbreak

December 23, 2016December 27, 2016 SEAN DUFFY
Brazil, pregnancy, Zika

The 2015 Zika virus outbreak in Brazil has led many women to avoid pregnancy, suggesting the consequences of the epidemic extend beyond the range of birth defects associated with the virus.

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Business Environment 

Mosquito Shield

December 20, 2016July 30, 2018 BARBARA LEONARD
advertising, insects, Massachusetts, pesticides, Zika

Mosquito Shield has agreed to stop marketing its pesticides as all-natural and environmentally friendly, according to an assurance of discontinuance filed by the Massachusetts attorney general.

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Health Regional 

Zika in Texas ‘Is Here to Stay,’ Expert Says

December 14, 2016December 14, 2016 CAMERON LANGFORD
Texas, Zika

As Texas tries to establish the extent of a Zika virus outbreak, a state health director said he’s already looking ahead: “It’s going to be here next season, absolutely.”

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National Science 

Spraying May Not Stop Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes

December 7, 2016July 30, 2018 SEAN DUFFY
Florida, insects, Zika

Common mosquito control strategies like spraying insecticides to control the spread of the Zika virus can be counterproductive and are often based on unreliable scientific studies and evidence.

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Latest Headlines Science 

Texas Reports First Local Transmission of Zika Virus

November 29, 2016November 29, 2016 CAMERON LANGFORD
Mexico, Secondary, Texas, Zika

A Brownsville woman who has not traveled to any Zika-virus hotspots tested positive last week, Texas health officials said Monday, marking the first suspected local transmission in Texas.

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Science 

Trio of Studies Offer More Insight Into Damage Caused by Zika Virus

November 23, 2016November 23, 2016 SEAN DUFFY
Secondary, Zika

New research shows the Zika virus can lead to a variety of health conditions in adults, a group previously believed to experience mostly minor symptoms after contracting the virus.

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Science 

WHO Calls Off Global Health Emergency for Zika Virus

November 21, 2016October 20, 2017 SEAN DUFFY
Secondary, United Nations, Zika

The World Health Organization said Friday that it now longer considers the Zika virus a global health emergency.

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