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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CARDINALS SLOW WEST NILE VIRUS’S SPREAD IN ATLANTA

The residents of Atlanta may have a tiny, feathered protector against West Nile virus, a new study indicates. Each summer, cardinals ta...

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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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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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West Nile virus found in Ottawa mosquitoes for 1st time in 2016

Ottawa Public Health is asking people in the city to protect themselves against mosquito bites after it recently found West Nile virus i...

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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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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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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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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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First human case of West Nile virus for 2016 confirmed in Michigan

DETROIT - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) on Friday announced that it had confirmed the state’s first huma...

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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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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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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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Mosquito tests find EEE at Chapman Pond in Westerly

WESTERLY — An August mosquito sample at Chapman Pond has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis. The virus, known more commo...

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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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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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Huge yellow fever vaccination campaign begins in Africa amid fears of global spread

The World Health Organization is embarking on a massive vaccination campaign to stem a deadly yellow fever outbreak in Angola and the D...

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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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WHO certifies Sri Lanka a malaria-free nation

WHO regional director Poonam Khetrapal Singh said in a statement that Sri Lanka was among the most malaria-affected countries in the m...

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