Thursday, February 4, 2016

Florida declares Zika emergency:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/zika-virus-news_us_56b1180ee4b08069c7a53f25

 5 Questions for Brazilian scientists and doctors about the Zika-related epidemic

1. Are areas with major pig population places where Zika-related disease and deformities are concentrated?

2. What is the overall health of pigs in Brazil and is it in any way affecting human health?

3. Are Classical Swine Fever and Zika-related diseases and deformities at all related?

4. Did Brazil ever really get rid of African Swine Fever in the 80s or has a low grade form of it been simmering in its pigs for three decades and is it now the underlying problem of Zika-related disease and deformities in humans? 

5. Is Zika Virus just a biomarker or opportunistic infection? Is some other agent the fundamental cause?

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