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More than 3,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, according to President Juan Manuel Santos, as the disease continues its rapid spread across the Americas.

“We’re always going to err on the side of safety”, said CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden, during a Friday call with reporters.

‘Zika virus is spread by mosquitoes and there is no evidence that this is changing, ‘ he said. Colombian officials said Friday that three people had died of the paralyzing Guillain-Barre syndrome they attributed to cases of Zika.

“Pregnant women should consider avoiding travel to countries with the Zika virus – or if travel is unavoidable, they ought to seek travel health advice from their GP or a travel clinic well in advance of their trip”.

It said men with a pregnant partner who live in or have traveled to an area of active Zika transmission and their partner should consistently and correctly use condoms during sex or abstain for the duration of the pregnancy. Because 80% of those infected by the virus show no...

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Fiocruz, as the foundation is informally known, said it made the discovery after carrying out a partial genome sequencing of the virus found in the samples from the two patients. Those who do should take precautions to avoid mosquito bites.

The CDC said men who have traveled to areas vulnerable to Zika should use a condom during sexual activity – and that pregnant women should insist on a condom or abstain from sex altogether when involved with a person who has traveled to such regions.

Pregnant women who are not experiencing symptoms consistent with Zika virus can be tested when they begin prenatal care.

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The guidance also said the men might consider abstaining or using condoms even during sex with a woman who isn’t pregnant.

He said that calls for special precaution to be taken with pregnant women, and suggested they avoid kissing people other than a regular partner or sharing cutlery, glasses and plates with people who have symptoms of the virus. Health officials there reported that a patient had...

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North Korea has brought forward a time frame for the launch of a rocket that it says will carry an earth observation satellite, to begin on Sunday, the Japanese and South Korean governments said on Saturday.