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Zika Study Finds High Miscarriage Rate In Infected Primates
Posted on · There is currently no vaccine against Zika, but scientists are working on it.
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Florida Reports First Sexually Transmitted Zika Case In 2017
Posted on · According to a Florida Department of Health statement , the Pinellas County resident’s partner showed symptoms of the mosquito-borne virus after a recent trip to Cuba.
Houston Matters
Emergency Management Report Details How Dangerous 2016 Was In Houston
Posted on · A new report details how many times the Harris County Emergency Operations Center was activated in the past year -- ten times, in fact -- and it explains why.
Health & Science
Texas Officials Call For More Pregnant Women To Be Tested For Zika
Posted on · The new health alert comes as the weather warms and mosquitoes become more plentiful.
Health & Science
CDC Issues Texas City Warning For Pregnant Women After Zika
Posted on · Federal health officials say pregnant women should consider postponing travel to Brownsville, Texas, because of concerns about mosquitoes there spreading the Zika virus.
Health & Science
Four More Local Zika Cases Confirmed In Texas
Posted on · Four more cases of locally-transmitted Zika virus have been confirmed in Texas, in the same Brownsville neighborhood where the first cases were pinpointed last month.
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First case of Zika in Texas Likely Spread By Mosquito
Posted on · Texas has already documented 257 cases of travel-related Zika, but this is the first case thought to be transmitted from an infected mosquito to someone who has not traveled.
Health & Science
Public Health Labs Hope Federal Funds Will Speed Zika Test Results
Posted on · But they'll have to wait a while. The portion of the $394 million Congress allocated to help pregnant women find out more quickly if they have Zika isn't expected to get to strained labs until 2017.
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Zika Concerns Keep Texas Gold Medalist Away From Rio
Posted on · Former Olympic Gymnast Carly Patterson turned down an invitation to this year's Games because she fears risking exposure to the virus.
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Texas Medicaid To Cover Mosquito Repellent Amid Zika Fears
Posted on · State health officials say Texas Medicaid will cover the cost of mosquito repellent for pregnant women amid concerns over the Zika virus.
Houston Matters
First Zika-Linked Microcephaly Case Identified in Harris County Baby
Posted on · Harris County Public Health has confirmed the first Zika-related case of microcephaly in Harris County and the state of Texas. The mother of the infant with the birth defect was initially tested for Zika during her pregnancy, but the results of that test were inconclusive, according to officials. Like all others involved in cases of […]
Health & Science
Texas’ Zika Numbers Are Way Lower Than Florida’s – But Why?
Posted on · States that are home to the aedes agypti mosquito have been keeping tabs on confirmed cases of the Zika virus, which can cause severe birth defects in...
Houston Matters
Is Total Eradication of Mosquitoes Possible?
Posted on · On a recent program, we discussed funding — or the lack thereof — to combat the Zika virus at the city and county levels. A lot of that discussion surrounded preventing the proliferation of Aedes aegypti — the type of mosquito that carries the virus. Of course, it’s unrealistic to think we could just completely […]
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Gun Control Debate and Eradicating Mosquitoes: Wednesday’s Show (June 22, 2016)
Posted on · Four different gun-control measures failed to pass the U.S. Senate Monday (June 20, 2016). The measures, in response to the deadly Orlando nightclub mass shooting, came from both sides of the aisle. They included proposed changes to background checks for gun purchases, expanding background checks to include private sales of firearms at gun shows and […]
Houston Matters
City and County Officials Try to Fight Zika with Fewer Dollars
Posted on · Houston officials at both the city and county levels say efforts to prevent the spread of the Zika virus are underfunded. While Pres. Obama requested $1.9 billion to fight the disease back in February, the US House and Senate each have approved even less. At a press conference last month (May 23, 2016), Mayor Sylvester […]