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FDA does not see any environmental impact for releasing transgenic mosquitoes

WASHINGTON - The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) does not consider the use of transgenic mosquitoes to control the…

Zika virus cases continue on the rise

The Secretary of the Health Department,  Ana Ríus Armendáriz, confirmed that 40 new cases of Zika virus have been reported…

How to control zika, dengue and chikungunya in Puerto Rico

The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can transmit the viruses that cause dengue, zika, chikungunya and yellow fever is an insect…

Epidemiologists meet to find solutions for zika virus

A group of distinguished puertorrican and foreign epidemiologists met for two days with the staff from the Puerto Rico Science…

Study finds zika virus in fetus' brain

European researchers described an extremely abnormal fetus' brain from a woman that was infected with the Zika virus during her…

Call to take measurements against Zika virus

  Even though only one case of Zika virus has been reported in Puerto Rico, the Health Department made a statement today…

ZIka virus, what we know and what we don't

Three days ago two patients were discovered positive with the Zika virus, also called Zika fever. It is important to point out…

Dengue and chikungunya life cycles

This article explains the life cycle of viruses relatively similar to Dengue and Chikungunya viruses. To read the full article…