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Zika virus no longer considered an “emergency”

The World Health Organization lifted its emergency classification for the Zika virus, saying it still poses a great public health threat but that it will best be addressed by sustained research.

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Aedes aegypti mosquitoes can transmit the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects, to humans. Officials say there have been no cases of mosquito-to-human transmission in Texas.
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The World Health Organization lifted its emergency classification for the Zika virus, saying it still poses a great public health threat but that it will best be addressed by sustained research. (The Associated Press)

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