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       Zika Virus
       By: Piper Date: January 16, 2016, 1:22 pm
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       A little-known virus called Zika, carried by mosquitoes, is
       causing an unprecedented outbreak of microcephaly in infants
       born to mothers who suffered the virus in some of South
       America's largest countries.  The disease causes small infant
       head size and mental impairment.  In the U.S. the CDC has issued
       a warning to pregnant women to avoid Brazil and about 12 other
       countries where the mosquitoes have spread the virus.
       
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       Re: Zika Virus
       By: bradley Date: January 16, 2016, 6:03 pm
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       Although I have spoken to friends and families of missionaries
       who have went to south america, none for awhile, will try to
       remember if the subject comes up again.
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       Re: Zika Virus
       By: Kerry Date: January 23, 2016, 8:34 pm
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       It's a matter of time, they say, before it shows up in the US,
       according to CBS
  HTML http://www.cbsnews.com/news/zika-virus-likely-to-spread-to-southern-u-s-experts-say/.
       As cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus are spreading across
       Central and South America and the Caribbean, experts say it's
       only a matter of time before the disease, which has been linked
       to an alarming increase in birth defects in Brazil, is
       transmitted within the United States.
       "It's not if, it's when," said Mustapha Debboun, director of the
       mosquito control division at Harris County Public Health and
       Environmental Services in Houston.
       Travelers to Zika-affected countries will bring the virus back
       to the United States, he said, "and sooner or later, the
       mosquitoes will pick up the virus."
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