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Video: South Sudan buries reports on oil pollution, birth defects
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Video: South Sudan buries reports on oil pollution, birth defects

PALOCH, South Sudan (AP) — The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape pocked with hundreds of open…
First baby with Zika-related birth defect born in New York City
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First baby with Zika-related birth defect born in New York City

New York City has reported its first case of a baby born with the birth defect microcephaly related to exposure…
Can scientists prove Zika virus is causing birth defects?
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Can scientists prove Zika virus is causing birth defects?

Scientists suspect an outbreak of the Zika virus is behind a surge in a rare birth defect in Brazil. But…
Back to its roots: how Zika may threaten Africa
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Back to its roots: how Zika may threaten Africa

Florzinha Amado is eight months pregnant and trying to stay calm about whether the Zika virus infection she contracted at…
More than 5,000 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus: government
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More than 5,000 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus: government

More than 5,000 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the country's national health institute said on…
Pregnant women told to avoid countries with Zika outbreaks
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Pregnant women told to avoid countries with Zika outbreaks

Pregnant women should avoid traveling to Latin America and Caribbean countries that have outbreaks of a tropical illness linked to…
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