Health
First person report: Author Sonia Shah
Shah wrote the book on pandemics and has been following the Zika virus very closely as it spreads
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- Zika
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- Medical Industry
- International
- U.S.
Shah wrote the book on pandemics and has been following the Zika virus very closely as it spreads
Mosquito-borne illnesses could become a permanent part of American life unless US lawmakers tackle global warming
President Raul Castro calls on Cubans to fight the mosquito carrying the virus that causes birth defects
Dr. Gavin MacGregor-Skinner, the director of disaster response at Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital, weighs in
The total reported Zika cases in the country have increased by 23 percent over last week's figures
The CDC says it's identified 52 infections in 20 states or territories since 2015. Most of were contracted overseas.
The president is asking Congress for $1.8 billion in federal funding to help stop the Zika virus
President aims to counter spread of mosquito-borne virus in US and abroad as it spreads rapidly
Pesticide is highly effective but has been banned in the US since the 1970s because of its persistence and toxicity
The virus has been linked to the devastating birth defect microcephaly, which prevents normal brain development
