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05Mar/16

Scientists find possible link between Zika and microcephaly

March 5, 2016ResearchBiology, Biotechnology, Branches of biology, Brazil, Canada, Cell biology, Chile, Company: ThomsonReuters, Developmental biology, Guo-li, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Hengli Tang, Hongjun Song, Induced pluripotent stem cell, Johns Hopkins, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Life sciences, Microcephaly, Ming, Progenitor cell, Recife, stem cells, World Health Organization, Zika, Zika fever, Zika virussmbale

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine find potential links between Zika and microcephaly and hope lab-grown stem cells may be used to develop therapies to fight the virus.

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10Feb/16

Researchers in Singapore develop test kit for Zika virus

February 10, 2016Healthcarea*star, Brazil, Chikungunya, China, Company: ThomsonReuters, Computer virus, Country: Brazil, Flaviviruses, Health, Infectious diseases, Masafumi Inoue, Maurer-Stroh, Medical specialties, Neglected tropical diseases, RTT, Sebastian Maurer-Stroh, Singapore, Tropical diseases, Zika, Zika fever, Zika virus, Zika virus epidemic, Zika virus outbreak, Zika virus outbreak timelinesmbale

Researchers in Singapore have developed a kit to diagnose the rapidly spreading Zika virus.

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07Feb/16

samba dancer Diana Prado performs in a carnival parade

Rio revellers pay tribute to Michael Jackson in street Carnival band

February 7, 2016Human InterestBillie Jean, Brazil, Carnival, Carnival party, City: Rio de Janeiro, Continent: Americas, Country: Brazil, Country: United States, Flaviviruses, Gabriele Rocha, Health, Infectious diseases, Juliana Arauj, King of Pop, Martha Scofield, Matthew Stancliffe, Medical specialties, Michael Jackson, Mosquito, Rio de Janeiro, RTT, Samba, Sexually transmitted infection, Thriller, United States, Zika, Zika fever, Zika virus, Zika virus epidemic, Zika virus outbreak timelinesmbale

Rio de Janeiro revellers gather at a Michael Jackson-themed street Carnival party amid concerns of the rapidly spreading mosquito-borne Zika virus.

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22Jan/16

CDC issues guidelines for pregnant women during Zika outbreak

January 22, 2016HealthcareAtlanta, Beth Bell, Brazil, Colombia, Environment, French Guiana, Guatemala, Haiti, Health, Honduras, Infectious diseases, Influenza A virus subtype H1N1, Martinique, Medical specialties, Mexico, Microcephaly, Mosquito, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Salvador, Suriname, THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION, U.S. Center for Disease Control, United States, Venezuela, Zika, Zika fever, Zika virus, Zika virus epidemic, Zika virus outbreak timelinesmbale

The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention is urging pregnant women to refrain from traveling to 14 countries and territories in the Caribbean and Latin America affected by the virus.

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