Chikungunya
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Doctors tie Zika virus to heart problems in some adultsFor the first time, doctors have tied infection with the Zika virus to possible new heart problems in adults. The evidence so far is only in eight people in Venezuela, and is not enough to prove a link.HealthMar 10, 2017
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Zika not only virus of concern to travellersZika isn't the only mosquito-borne bug that poses a health risk to Canadians travelling to vacation hotspots, even though the virus is raising the most alarm due to a possible link with microcephaly in newborns.HealthFeb 17, 2016
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Caribbean blues: Mosquito virus is sickening more travellersThousands of travelers to the Caribbean and nearby regions are coming home with an unwanted souvenir: a mosquito-borne virus that recently settled there.HealthFeb 6, 2015
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Chikungunya: What you should know before your tropical vacationIf you are heading south this winter, be aware that a mosquito-borne disease has taken hold of much of the Caribbean and Central and South America.CanadaNov 21, 2014
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How many Canadians have had kissing bug disease?They’re parasites that feed on people’s faces in the night. While the infection they spread typically occurs in Latin America, have cases surfaced in Canada?CanadaNov 14, 2014
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‘Kissing bug disease’: What Canadians need to know about ChagasThey’re parasites that feed on people’s faces in the still of the night. And while the infection they spread typically occurs in Latin America, cases of Chagas disease are now popping up in the United States.EnvironmentNov 10, 2014
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Gates Foundation boosts aid to stamp out malaria; targets EbolaPhilanthropist Bill Gates says he wants to end malaria in his lifetime and will give more money toward that goal.HealthNov 2, 2014
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Dominican Republic says mosquito-borne virus sickens nearly 500,000Health Ministry official Carmen Adames says those infected with the chikungunya virus includes 109 newborns.HealthSep 19, 2014
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First cases chikungunya virus spread by mosquitoes reported in U.S.Health officials are reporting that for the first time, U.S. mosquitoes are spreading a virus that has been tearing through the Caribbean.HealthJul 17, 2014
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Health officials declare chikungunya epidemic in Puerto RicoHealth officials in Puerto Rico have declared an epidemic of the mosquito-borne virus known as chikungunya.HealthJul 17, 2014
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