The nationwide experiment will initially include around 100,000 volunteers.
The vaccine shows better-than-expected effectiveness against the most common and most virulent strain of influenza in children under 9 years old.
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Researchers aim to predict new infectious disease outbreaks that spread from animals to humans.
The CDC has released a new map that shows US counties where scientists have reported the presence of Aedes aegypti over the past 20 years.
While additional flare-ups may occur, the World Health Organization says countries now “have the capacity to respond rapidly to new virus emergences.”
The mosquitoes that carry the virus could spread to US cities this summer, with travelers returning from Zika-infected regions contributing to the disease’s spread.
The tech giant contributes funding and technical support to monitor and respond to the spread of Zika infection across Latin America.
The virus continues to spread as countries issue pregnancy advisories and drug firms pick up on vaccine development.
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