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Added on the 02/09/2016 10:17:33 - Copyright : Reuters - Next Media
A link between the Zika virus and neurological disorders deepens as scientists discover microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome may be the most obvious diseases caused by the virus.
An outbreak of the Zika virus is giving scientists added impetus to understand how mosquitos are so effective at biting us and passing on disease.
Health experts fighting Zika plan the large-scale release of mosquitoes infected with a bacteria in South America early next year, in an effort to stop transmission of the virus.
Officials have conclusive proof that insects in the continental U.S. are carrying the Zika virus after infected mosquitoes were found in Florida.
A British company Oxitec may have a way to fight Zika virus. They create genetically modified mosquitoes that produce offspring that will not survive into adulthood.
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