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By Dr. Jeff Hersh/Daily News Correspondent, Winchester Star: Lifestyle
Tue, 01/15/2019 - 11:13am

Q: I haven’t heard anything about the Zika in a while. Is it not an issue any more?A: The Zika virus is a mosquito-transmitted infection that was originally identified in the Zika Forest in Uganda over 60 years ago. As with many other infections (for example West Nile virus, which is also spread by mosquitoes), as the world has ‘gotten smaller’ (because of increased travel and movement of people, and transport of animals and plants), Zika has made its way from [...]

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