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February 5, 2016

Zika Reaches Europe; Colombia Reports 3 Deaths from Related Syndrome
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Colombia has confirmed its first three deaths of patients infected with
the Zika virus who had contracted Guillain-Barré syndrome-an apparently
connected disease that causes paralysis. Colombia has recorded about 100
cases of the syndrome believed to be linked to Zika. Overall, Colombia
has confirmed more than 20,000 Zika cases. Meanwhile, Spain has
confirmed Zika in a pregnant woman, marking the first known case in
Europe. Here in the United States, Florida Governor Rick Scott has
declared a state of emergency in five counties affected by Zika; all of
the Florida cases were contracted abroad.


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