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July 18, 2016

Zika epidemic should fizzle out within 3 yrs: study
Miami (AFP) July 14, 2016
The outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, blamed for a surge in birth defects, has likely reached its peak in Latin America and the epidemic should be over within three years, researchers said Thursday. The study by scientists at Imperial College London appears in the US journal Science. "The current explosive epidemic will burn itself out due to a phenomenon called herd immunity," said Neil Ferguson, a professor at Imperial's School of Public Health. "Because the virus is unable to inf ... read more

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