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Puerto Rico's Efforts To Stop Zika Are Hampered By Mistrust

3:29pm August 10, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

Puerto Rico has more reported cases of Zika than many other places in the region, and the number of cases continues to rise. Unfortunately, Zika is just one of the island's many problems.

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Zika virus particles (colored purple in this scan) infecting cells. Each particle is about 40 nanometers in diameter.

A Case Of Zika Apparently Spread From A Patient To A Family Caregiver

6:44pm July 18, 2016

by Rob Stein

Federal and Utah health officials are investigating a case that may be the first instance of Zika spreading from one person to another in ways other than via mosquito bites, sex or the placenta.

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Donald G. McNeil Jr. is a global health reporter for The New York Times.

'Nobody Is Immune': Bracing For Zika's First Summer In The U.S.

3:45pm June 28, 2016

Author Donald. G. McNeil Jr. predicts that 2016 will be the worst year for Zika transmission in the U.S. "After this year, a fair number of people will be immune, and ... immunity will grow," he says.

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Counties where Aedes aegypti was reported between Jan. 1, 1995, and March 2016. Counties in yellow recorded one year ofA. aegypti being present; those shown in orange recorded two years; and those shown in red, three or more years.

Here's Really Where Zika Mosquitoes Are Likely In The U.S.

5:57pm June 13, 2016

by Michaeleen Doucleff

A few months ago, health officials published a map that made it look like a big part of the U.S. was at high risk for Zika. Now they've released a new map that paints a very different picture.

Brazilian soldiers prepare for an operation to fight the Aedes aegypti mosquito, vector of the Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya viruses, in Sao Paulo, Brazil on February 3. The operation on Saturday will include 220,000 soldiers passing out pamphlets; they ho

Brazilian Military Takes Aim At Mosquito Problem

8:51am February 13, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

On Saturday, 220,000 soldiers across Brazil are going door to door to raise awareness about the Zika virus, and promote mosquito control efforts that could slow the disease's spread.

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is one of two types thought to be capable of carrying and transmitting the Zika virus.

Big Zika Virus Outbreak Unlikely In The U.S., Officials Say

3:52pm January 27, 2016

by Rob Stein

The spread of Zika is probably limited by window screens and other mosquito-control measures in common use in the U.S. Also, the primary mosquito that carries Zika has a somewhat limited range.

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A mosquito bed net keeps the bugs out. The photo was taken in Pailin province, Cambodia.

Researchers Plot The Death Of P. Falciparum: The Malaria Parasite

2:21pm October 30, 2015

by Jason Beaubien

Current drugs aren't working as well. Old drugs may be making a comeback. And a poet sums up the reason that malaria fighters met this week.

A couple of male, genetically modified Aedes aegypti mosquitoes take flight.

Florida Health Officials Hope To Test GMO Mosquitoes This Spring

7:18pm February 12, 2015

by Greg Allen

The British firm that developed the strain of mosquito says it has already tested the insect in tropical countries and found it can reduce populations of disease-carrying mosquitoes by 90 percent.

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