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12/06/2016 / By environews

Florida preparing to fight Zika with controversial insecticide linked to severe health and environmental effects

Let’s face it, as was the case with Ebola, the media is blowing this Zika virus threat totally out of proportion, and as a result, some really bad decisions are being made along the way. As far as we’ve been told, the disease affects only a small portion of the population – pregnant women and […]

12/06/2016 / By environews

Florida to deploy thousands of GMO mosquitoes to combat Zika; scientists say environmental impacts unknown

The state of Florida is about to make a decision that it can’t take back: Releasing scores of genetically modified mosquitoes in a bid to wipe out other mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus. Following approval by the Food and Drug Administration, a field trial that would see the release of the GM mosquitoes is set […]

12/06/2016 / By environews

New evidence suggests birth defects not caused by Zika, prompting investigation into environmental factors

Government leaders in Brazil, the epicenter of the Zika virus outbreak that’s being blamed on infected mosquitoes, are having second thoughts about its cause, new reports indicate. After noticing anomalous trends with regards to symptoms of the disease and where they’re breaking out and spreading, epidemiologists and vector specialists now believe that environmental pollution is […]

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