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June 23, 2016
Zika Virus Alerts May Have Prompted Uptick in Abortion Requests in Latin America
Pregnant women in Latin American countries were more likely to seek an abortion after receiving health alerts about Zika virus, according to a study co-authored by Princeton University researchers and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.The researchers analyzed data from Women on Web — an online portal that pairs…
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April 06, 2016
Researchers Propose Surveillance System for Zika Virus and Other Infectious Diseases
A group of prominent researchers from seven institutions including Princeton University are calling for the establishment of a worldwide program to collect and test blood and other human bodily fluids to aid in the study and prevention of emerging infectious diseases such as the mosquito-borne Zika fever, which is caused by the…
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February 18, 2016
Ebola Crisis Provides Framework for Responding to Outbreaks like Zika Virus
As world leaders grapple with containing the Zika virus, the Ebola epidemic in West Africa provides valuable lessons for how to respond to other infectious disease epidemics, according to a policy report published by researchers at Princeton University and the Wellcome Trust. Rebuilding local health care infrastructures,…