Zika
News from the FDA/CDC
Zika’s 2017 summer less active than 2016
Warmer weather did not bring about an increase in activity.
Feature
Q&A: CDC director Brenda Fitzgerald stresses ‘science and service’
The new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is an ob.gyn. and former public health commissioner in Georgia.
From the Journals
Zika linked to a spectrum of neuroinflammatory diseases
Hospitalized patients with new-onset acute neuroinflammatory disease have their serum and cerebrospinal fluid prospectively analyzed for the virus...
News
CDC refocuses Zika testing recommendations in pregnancy
New guidance aims to limit false positives as prevalence declines.
Conference Coverage
Early neuroimaging essential for Zika-exposed neonates
DENVER – Brain abnormalities masked by initially normal head circumference.
Conference Coverage
Antiviral shows early promise for treatment of Zika infection
Anti-HCV drug prevents maternal-fetal vertical transmission in mouse model.
Conference Coverage
Preventing Zika in pregnancy: What you need to know
DENVER – Much of the United States is vulnerable during mosquito season.
Conference Coverage
Asymptomatic maternal Zika infection doesn’t dampen birth defect risk
“This is worse than thalidomide.”
News
CDC: First-trimester Zika infection had highest rate of birth defects
CDC report reveals new findings on Zika-related births in U.S. territories.
News from the FDA/CDC
Zika-related birth defects up in recent weeks
Almost 20% of all 2016-2017 live births with Zika-related birth defects were reported in the last month.
Conference Coverage
LARCs are underutilized, even where Zika risk is high
SAN DIEGO – Officials in LA County are bracing for increased Zika transmission this summer by educating women about effective birth control.