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WHO: Guillain-Barré Syndrome is on the Rise, no link to Zika
By Cheri Cheng | Feb 13, 2016 10:48 AM ESTThe WHO is reporting that cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome are on the rise in five Latam countries.
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US Women's Soccer Team Receives Briefing About Zika Before Rio Olympics Competition
By Jenn Loro | Feb 11, 2016 09:20 AM ESTMembers of the US national women’s soccer team received briefing on Zika virus outbreak before the start of the qualifying games for the upcoming Rio Olympics this summer.
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Zika Fuels Abortion Debate In Latin America
By Jenn Loro | Feb 09, 2016 11:42 AM ESTAs Zika epidemic heightens in Latin America, debates over permitting abortions in cases of birth defects are mounting.
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World Health Organization Pronounces Zika Virus As International Emergency
By Jenn Loro | Feb 03, 2016 08:49 AM ESTWith the ‘extraordinary’ surge of Zika virus infections, an emergency convention of WHO health experts finally declared Zika an international health emergency.
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First Case of Mosquito-Borne Zika Virus Confirmed in Texas
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 12, 2016 10:32 AM ESTThe very first case of Zika has been confirmed in the United States this year, the CDC reported.
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New Mosquito-Borne Virus Is Spreading In Latin America
By Kamal Nayan | Sep 29, 2014 11:26 AM EDTA mosquito-borne illness, arrived less than a year ago in Americas is spreading across the region, leaping from the Caribbean to the Central and South American mainland, according to a new report.
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Latin America Faces Cancer Epidemic due to Stronger Economies, More Sedentary Lifestyles and Poor Eating Habit
By Jennifer Broderick | Apr 27, 2013 02:17 PM EDTResearchers expressed concern over the escalating cancer epidemic in Latin America , where an increasingly urban populace faces mounting lifestyle-related cancer risks, doctors said at the Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group (LACOG) 2013 conference.
