Zika virus: US issues travel warning for pregnant women

Zika virus: US issues travel warning for pregnant women

The United States warned pregnant women to avoid travel to 14 countries including Brazil due to the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects. "The virus is spreading fairly rapidly through the Americas," said Lyle Petersen, director of the division of vector-borne infectious diseases at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a conference call with reporters late Friday. The level two travel alert applies to Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

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US Treasury Secretary demands action on Puerto Rico's crisis

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew urged Congress on Friday to pass legislation by March to help ease Puerto Rico's economic crisis before it's too late.

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US Treasury Secretary demands action on Puerto Rico's crisis

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew urged Congress on Friday to pass legislation by March to help ease Puerto Rico's economic crisis before it's too late. Lew made the request in a letter to U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, a ...

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US Treasury Secretary demands action on Puerto Rico's crisis

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew urged Congress on Friday to pass legislation by March to help ease Puerto Rico's economic crisis before it's too late. Lew made the request in a letter to U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan ...

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New Mexico will sue EPA for polluting river with mine waste

Animas is a tributary of the larger San Juan River. In its filing, New Mexico claims the EPA is working with Colorado “to support its own woefully inadequate monitoring plan, which fails to address critical environmental and public health issues ...

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