By Jan Rocha / Climate News NetworkFeb 5, 2016
Scientists believe that record average temperatures may be helping to create an environment that has led to big increases in the number of disease-carrying mosquitoes. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigFeb 2, 2016
The World Health Organization has declared a rare “public health emergency of international concern” because of the apparent link between the Zika virus and a huge increase in serious birth defects in Central and South America. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJan 29, 2016
Circumstantial evidence points to Zika as the cause of a spike in babies born with brain damage and shrunken heads, known as microcephaly. It could take a decade to develop a vaccine. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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