Zika
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Rash, microcephaly not always present with congenital Zika syndrome
The largest study so far of congenital Zika virus syndrome suggests that microcephaly and maternal rash are not sufficient to detect affected...
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Zika vaccine development to get underway
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Cases of Zika among pregnant women in U.S. states rise to 265
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Abortion requests surged in Latin American countries after Zika warnings
Key clinical point: Requests for medication abortions have risen in nine Latin American countries since the first Zika warning last November....
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NYC launches surveillance system to detect local Zika virus transmission
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Donor blood testing highlights increasing Zika risk in Puerto Rico
In the coming months, it is possible that thousands of women in Puerto Rico could become infected with Zika. This could lead to dozens or hundreds...
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Three U.S. infants born with birth defects linked to Zika virus
There have been three infants born with birth defects and three pregnancy losses as a result of likely maternal Zika virus infection among U.S....
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CDC updates guidelines for Zika virus testing, interpretation of results
Patients with suspected Zika virus infection who have negative rRT-PCR test results are not automatically in the clear, CDC officials warned in...
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CDC monitoring 279 pregnant women in U.S. with Zika infection
As of May 12, CDC officials were monitoring 279 pregnant women with laboratory evidence of possible Zika virus infection – 157 in U.S. states and...
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VIDEO: Delays in receiving Zika test results reported
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CDC: Zika virus urine testing preferable to serum
New data showing that Zika virus can be found at higher levels or for longer duration in urine than serum, has prompted the CDC to update its...