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Obama asking Congress for emergency funding to combat Zika

AP Health News - Fetched: February 8th, 2016, 10:00am UTC

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is asking Congress for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funding to help fight the Zika virus. In an announcement Monday, the White House said the money would be used to expand mosquito control programs, speed development of a vaccine, develop diagnostic tests and improve support for low-income pregnant women....

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