More Zika mosquitoes captured in Miami Beach, county says

Health officials visited the area of 575 W 49th St. near La Gorce Golf Club on Saturday to alert residents that traps had captured mos...

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Officials: Aerial Spraying Working Against Miami Mosquitoes

FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Aerial spraying is killing many mosquitoes in a part of Miami where the insects have been linke...

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Zika fears, misunderstandings hard to swat away

Despite a mosquito hot spot that popped up last week in Miami Beach, Florida, Zika remains overwhelmingly a travel-related disease, chal...

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Massive bee death after South Carolina sprays for Zika mosquitoes

Millions of bees succumbed to acute pesticide poisoning after little-publicized switch to aerial spraying. There is no question that...

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Louisiana flooding: West Nile, not Zika, poses bigger threat

The Louisiana Flood of 2016 -- the result of a once-in-a-1000-year rainstorm -- is starting to retreat in some of the places it hit hard...

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U.S. confirms Florida Zika cases are first local transmission in any state

Florida and federal officials on Friday confirmed the first local spread of the Zika virus through infected mosquitoes in the continenta...

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Timing Conception Might Help Reduce Zika Risk in Affected Areas

THURSDAY, July 28, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Women in Zika-affected countries might reduce their risk of infection during pregnancy by t...

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Texas moves slowly to combat growing threat of Zika virus

Attempts to provide poor, pregnant women in Texas with mosquito repellent to avoid possible Zika infections are off to a slow start. T...

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Thanksgiving flight bookings to Miami fall on Zika risk: study

Flight bookings to Miami for the Thanksgiving holiday in November dropped after the Zika virus was detected in the Wynwood area in the...

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Puerto Rican OB-GYNs Offer Free Birth Control To Fight Zika

In Puerto Rico the local association of obstetricians and gynecologists has launched a new attack on Zika. Because Zika primarily is a ...

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Local schools taking Zika preventative measures as classes resume

MIAMI (WSVN) - As students across Miami-Dade County prepare to head back to class, educators have a protection plan in place in the zone...

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Clintonville mosquito pool tests positive for West Nile Virus

COLUMBUS (WCMH) – The first reported mosquito trap containing West Nile Virus in Columbus this season was found in the Clintonville nei...

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1st West Nile virus cases reported in 2 eastern Montana counties

Montana's first 2016 cases of West Nile virus have been reported in Dawson and Garfield Counties. The Montana Department of Public ...

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