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Top health threats to watch in 2017

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified the top health threats for the coming year, which included the continuing battles against the Zika virus, antibiotic resistance and cancer.

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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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified the top health threats for the coming year, which included the continuing battles against the Zika virus, antibiotic resistance and cancer. (Becker’s Hospital Review)

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