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CDC reports asymptomatic Zika transmission; FDA begins universal blood testing
Potential transmission via sexual intercourse and blood transfusions from asymptomatic individuals are alarming public health agencies in the...
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United States nears 1,400 cases of Zika in pregnant women
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Zika virus persists in serum for more than 2 months in newborns
Zika virus infections can persist for more than 2 months after birth in congenitally infected infants, indicating that viral shedding of Zika can...
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Zika virus pits pregnant women against time, knowledge gaps
The scramble to learn exactly how and when after infection the Zika virus affects the developing fetus, has put pregnant women at the center of an...
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Local Zika virus transmission identified in second area of Miami
A section of Miami Beach follows Wynwood as the second pocket of ongoing Zika transmission, along with other isolated cases in Miami.
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CDC updates diagnostic guidelines for congenital Zika virus infection
Laboratory testing and outpatient care protocols are among the updates issued.
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Zika in pregnant women: CDC reports 189 new cases
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Candida auris in Venezuela outbreak is triazole-resistant, opportunistic
Key clinical point: Isolates in an outbreak of nosocomially acquired Candida auris were fluconazole-resistant. Major finding: All C. auris...
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CDC reports two new cases of Zika-related birth defects
Two live-born infants with Zika virus–related birth defects were reported the week ending Aug. 4, 2016, bringing the U.S. total to 17.
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West Nile testing underutilized in endemic areas
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Study evaluates Zika syndrome with joint contractures
Congenital Zika syndrome should be added to the differential diagnosis of congenital infections and arthrogryposis (joint contractures), results...