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On Thursday, Aug. 25, 2106, more than a hundred Texas Public Radio listeners gathered at the U.T. Health Science Center in San Antonio for a public…
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A San Antonio lab is conducting important research into the Zika virus. The information scientists gather here could help in development of a vaccine for…
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For South Texas blood donors, consenting to have your blood screened for Zika will no longer be voluntary. It will be mandatory. Today the Food and Drug…
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The recommendations from the Food and Drug Administration represent a major expansion in testing blood for Zika. The agency had earlier advised testing only in areas with an active outbreak.
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Health experts agree controlling the population of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which can carry Zika is essential to preventing an outbreak of the virus. So,…
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The Zika virus - is a serious threat to the health and welfare of San Antonians and to those across South Texas.It's already present in the mainland…
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Some infectious disease experts believe the Zika virus has already infected the Texas mosquito population –it just hasn’t been detected.In this report for…
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Dr. Hector Gonzalez is standing on the Laredo side of the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge—staring across the Rio Grande at Nuevo Laredo,…
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Babies born with small heads are "just the tip of the iceberg" of what Zika does to a fetus's brain, says Dr. Deborah Levine, a contributor to a new study.
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Zika can be transmitted several ways, through mosquito bites, sex and blood transfusions. The virus lasts in the bloodstream for a week or two. Although…