Emerging Infections
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Another infant with Zika-related birth defect born in the United States
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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...
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Guillain-Barré incidence rose with Zika across Americas
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Mass administration of malaria drugs may cut morbidity during Ebola outbreaks
Mass administration of malaria chemoprevention during Ebola virus disease outbreaks may reduce cases of fever, according to a study published in...
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Congenital Zika virus associated with sensorineural hearing loss
Infants with microcephaly who have normal auditory screenings still should be monitored regularly.