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FDA: All States Prepare to Screen Blood Supply for Zika Virus
Read MoreFlorida to begin screening immediately, with 11 other states given a 4-week deadline and the rest 12 weeks.
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With New Tampa Case Zika Seeks Foothold, but Many States have Time on Their Side
Read More“One case does not mean active transmission is taking place.”
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Miami Twice: Another Area of Transmission Identified as CDC Ups Cautions for Pregnant Women
Read MoreCDC: All pregnant women in U.S. should be tested for Zika during prenatal care.
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Zika Strikes a Highly Popular Neighborhood in Miami
Read MorePopular shops and restaurants do not bode well for containing Zika in the Wynwood neighborhood.
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Update: CDC Issues Zika Travel Warning with 14 Cases in Miami
Read MoreZika only spreading in a one-square mile area, but is genie out of the bottle?
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Florida Close to Making the Call on Local Zika Transmission
Read MoreFour cases under investigation in non-travelers may be first U.S. mosquito-borne infections.
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FDA Issues Highest Warning on Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics
Drugs linked to potentially permanent side effects in muscles, joints and nervous system.Read More -
Compressed Work Shifts put Nurses, Patients at Risk
Read MoreFatigue, burnout occur when there is an imbalance between work and recovery time.
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Unpredictable Zika Transmits Sexually from Female to Male
Read MoreZika spreads male-to-female, female-to-male, needlesticks, and don't forget mosquitoes.
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First Zika-related U.S. Death, But Still No Cases of Local Mosquito Transmission
Read MoreU.S. Zika: 1,133 cases, 320 pregnant women with virus, 5 lost babies, 7 live births with defects.