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Women in Areas Afflicted by the Zika Virus Should Avoid Pregnancy, WHO Says
The World Health Organization is advising women living in areas where the Zika virus is being transmitted to delay getting pregnant, advice already given by several countries where the virus is in widespread transmission.
Inside Madagascar's 'City of Flies'
About 3,000 people who live in a garbage dump on the outskirts of the country's capital, Antananarivo, are still in close proximity to the pneumonic plague that began last August.
We Meet Up-and-Coming New Orleans Comedian Jon Reaux on Today's 'Daily VICE'
Then we look at Swiss artist Namsa Leuba's South African photo diary and Motherboard explains how the Plum Island Animal Disease Center became a potential terrorist target.
Motherboard’s New Series ‘Symptomatic’ Follows Disease Hunters Around the Globe
This three-part documentary series shows how our battle with pathogens is getting more complex.
Zika Virus Might Have Been Sexually Transmitted in 14 Cases in the US
The CDC said that in two of 14 suspected cases, the infection was confirmed in women whose only known risk factor was sexual contact with an ill male partner who had recently traveled to an area where the virus is present.
New European Medical Corps Will Tackle Ebola-like Emergencies
Member States will pool medical teams and equipment to help fight future outbreaks at home and abroad.
Budget Cuts Made Hawaii a Breeding Ground for Dengue
Dengue has been plaguing Hawaii. And now experts say that the archipelago's limited capacity to manage its mosquito population, thanks to austerity cuts a few years ago, set the stage for this outbreak.
Chipotle Livestreamed Its Critical Food Safety Meeting for a Whole 94 Seconds
Buzzy tech can’t save you if you’re not willing to be transparent.
Why Eradicating Earth’s Mosquitoes To Fight Disease Is Probably a Bad Idea
Hint: no one knows for sure what the consequences would be.
World Health Organization Calls Emergency Meeting as Outbreak of Zika Virus Spreads
WHO will determine whether the explosive spread of the virus constitutes "a public health emergency of international concern.” It will also examine an apparent link between the virus and cases of babies being born with microcephaly.
Here’s How Canadian Doctors Helped Solve Rural America’s Worst HIV Outbreak
A pocket of rural Indiana around the tiny town of Austin saw three new cases of HIV between 2009 and 2013. When the outbreak broke out, that jumped to 22 a week.