Zika
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Further evidence links Zika, Guillain-Barré syndrome
Zika virus found in Colombian patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome supports the theory that Zika virus infection and Guillain-Barré syndrome are...
Conference Coverage
Zika funding slated for prevention, vaccine development
The country’s health care agencies will use the $1.1 billion in funding approved by Congress for vaccine development, mosquito control, and...
Article
Zika virus shows no signs of slowing down
The Zika virus had another big week as the number of new cases among pregnant women topped 200 again for the week ending Sept. 22, according to...
News
Zika cases in pregnant women hit new weekly high
News
Two novel DNA Zika virus vaccines set for human trials
The search is on for clinical trial participants to help verify whether two genetically based vaccines that lowered Zika virus viremia in infected...
News
Case-control study points to Zika virus as cause of microcephaly
A new study from Brazil demonstrates that microcephaly is strongly associated with congenital Zika virus infections, offering case-control...
News
Number of Zika-infected pregnancies jumps in states/D.C.
There were 60 more pregnant women in the 50 states and the District of Columbia with laboratory evidence of Zika infection for the week ending...
News
Doctors urge Congress to pass Zika funding
Without additional, specific funding, development of a Zika vaccine would be severely limited, as would studies critical for protecting women and...
Conference Coverage
Zika’s not the only mosquito-borne virus to worry about
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. – As the spread of Zika virus continues to garner attention in the national spotlight, two other mosquito-borne viral...
News
Another infant with Zika-related birth defect born in the United States
News
Another 199 pregnant women with Zika
The number of pregnant women with laboratory evidence of possible Zika infection in the United States and its territories took its largest jump...