Mosquito-Borne Virus that Triggered Restrictions in China Found in U.S.
A mosquito-borne virus that triggered restrictions in China has been found in the United States.
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Chikungunya Virus Outbreak Hits China
Chinese health officials are struggling to contain an outbreak of the chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a mosquito-borne infection that causes severe pain in the muscles and joints of its victims.
Connecticut Man Dies 5 Years After Contracting Rare Mosquito-Borne Illness, Cases on the Rise
A Connecticut man died Monday five years after being infected with a rare fatal disease contracted from a mosquito bite in his own backyard, with health officials noting a concerning rise in cases.
China Experiments with Spreading Vaccines Through Mosquitoes
Chinese scientists are reportedly looking at a technique for using mosquito bites to distribute vaccines. The experiment was conducted on animals, but the possibilities for human exposure are obvious, and ominous
China Seeks to Legislate Extinction of Mosquitoes
China’s rubber-stamp legislature, the National People’s Congress (NPC), on Tuesday entertained a proposal to completely eradicate mosquitoes.
Officials Issue Warning After 3 Die in Michigan from Mosquito-Borne Illness
Public health officials are urging people to refrain from holding events outside after dusk after three people in Michigan died from a mosquito-borne illness.
Deadly Mosquito-Borne Virus Causing Brain Swelling Found in Florida
A dangerous and potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus that causes brain swelling has been discovered in Florida, health officials say.
Disney World, Universal Orlando, and SeaWorld Providing Free Insect Repellent to Prevent Zika Virus
Walt Disney World is planning on giving park-goers free insect repellent as soon as Sunday due to the increased threat the Zika virus poses to Florida. Universal Orlando and SeaWorld are following suit.
Locally-Transmitted Zika Cases in Miami Double to 33
CNN is reporting that officials in Florida have now confirmed a total of 33 Zika cases not contracted by traveling abroad to affected areas, doubling the number of local cases from the initial fifteen that led to a CDC warning against traveling to Miami.
Zika: Aerial Spraying and Releasing Bats Approved
With Miami-Dade County Mosquito Control rapidly losing the battle to contain the epidemic from the Zika-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, panicking authorities began aerial spraying and may soon bring in bats that can eat 1,000 mosquitoes an hour.
Brazilian Researchers: Zika Has Mutated into Something More Dangerous
A new study has allowed scientists to watch the Zika virus destroy nascent brain cells in mice fetuses, proving definitively the link between the virus and birth defects in humans as well as cementing suspicions that the strain of Zika spreading in Latin America is a more dangerous mutation than those seen previously.
Brazil Hosts ‘National Day Against Zika’ as Virus Fears Escalate
Brazilian officials, including President Dilma Rousseff, took to the streets on Saturday for National Day Against Zika to raise awareness about the virus and ways to prevent it.
Zika Virus Baffles World’s Health Leaders
Global health authorities and government officials are mobilizing to battle the fast-spreading Zika virus, sending rapid-response teams to affected regions, issuing travel warnings for pregnant women, accelerating vaccine trials and even deploying mosquito-fighting troops to hard-hit areas in Brazil.
Sen. Chuck Schumer Calls For ‘Zika Czar’ to Fight Latin American Outbreak
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is asking the White House to appoint a “Zika czar.”
Director of National Intelligence Adds Zika to List of U.S. Security Threats
The annual security briefing delivered to the Senate Intelligence Committee by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has added the Zika virus to the list of infections diseases threatening the United States, on the same list as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Ebola.
Radiation-Sterilized Mosquitoes May Be Used to Combat Mosquito-Borne Zika Virus
The radiation sterilization of male mosquitoes is being studied by an entomologist as a potential biological weapon to combat the mosquito-borne Zika virus outbreak in the Americas.
Mosquito Hunters Preparing for Zika Virus Outbreak in U.S.
Local mosquito control departments in the Gulf Coast will be the front lines of the fight against the Zika virus in the United States, reports Wired magazine.
Physician: Lifting DDT Ban Could Stop Mosquito-Borne Zika Virus
The executive director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) asserts that a lifting of the ban on DDT could prevent the spread of the Zika virus, just as it could have wiped out malaria.
Mosquito Expert: Zika Threat ‘More Important’ Than U.S. Government Is Implying
The threat the Zika virus poses to Americans is more serious than the federal government claims, according to at least one mosquito expert.
Zika Exposes Environmentalists’ Deliberate DDT Death Toll
The Zika virus outbreak is exposing a ghastly secret that the environmentalist movement wants hidden, even if the cost is more Zika-babies.
Zika Threat In India: Doctors Race to Avoid Pandemic
There have not been any cases of the Zika pandemic reported in India yet, but health authorities are nervous for several reasons, not least of which is that India has already dealt with Zika in the past, logging some of the oldest known cases of infection.
Zika: Wealthy Brazilian Women Fleeing Country During Pregnancies
Growing numbers of wealthy Brazilian women are leaving the country to protect their unborn children from the Zika virus.
State Officials Fear Disease from Alien Mosquitoes
California health officials are concerned over the arrival of nonnative mosquitos that are known to carry deadly diseases and that are quickly spreading across the southern part of the Golden State.
