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    "Confirmed cases" of Zika virus at the University

    BY ELIZABETH ELKIN | Published 1 hour ago | Updated 38 minutes ago |

    There are "confirmed cases" of Zika virus on the University of Alabama campus, according to an email sent to UA students and faculty involved in study abroad programs in Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America or South America.

    The email, sent on June 10 by Carolina Robinson, director of Education Abroad, recommended that students who went abroad to these countries get tested for the virus.
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    "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
    -Nelson Mandela

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    University of Alabama student tests positive for Zika

    on June 13, 2016 at 2:22 PM, updated June 13, 2016 at 2:33 PM

    A University of Alabama student who recently studied abroad has tested positive for Zika virus, according to a spokesman for the school.

    "Federal privacy laws prevent us from commenting on the student's condition; however, in the majority of Zika cases, individuals make a full recovery within a week," wrote University of Alabama spokesman Chris Bryant in an email.

    The school was notified Friday that the student had tested positive for Zika virus, Bryant wrote. It is the state's sixth case of Zika virus, and all have been related to travel to affected areas.
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    Public health officials are warning pregnant women and women who are planning to become pregnant to avoid travel to certain areas where Zika virus is spreading.
    "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
    -Nelson Mandela

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