Emerging Infections
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New testing guidelines for infants with possible Zika virus infection
The CDC has released interim guidelines for U.S. clinicians caring for infants born to mothers who traveled to or resided in an area with Zika...
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Zika virus: What clinicians must know
The recent spike in Zika virus cases in Central and South America brings with it the alarming risk – and even the expectation – of outbreaks...
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CDC expands Zika virus travel warnings; more U.S. cases confirmed
The CDC’s expanded travel warning includes Barbados, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, Guyana, Cape Verde, and Samoa.
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CDC: Ask pregnant women about Zika virus exposure
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released interim guidelines for the care of pregnant women during a Zika virus outbreak.
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Zika virus: CDC warns pregnant women to avoid some tropical travel
Pregnant women should avoid travel to 14 tropical countries and territories where there is an escalating outbreak of mosquito-borne zika virus,...
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West African Ebola–virus transmission ends, then resumes
A day after the World Health Organization declared on Jan. 14 that no known cases of Ebola-virus transmission or active infection had been...
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Pertussis vaccine possibly ineffective in preschoolers
Preschool-age children who have been fully vaccinated against pertussis can still develop symptoms of illness consistent with a whooping cough...
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Novel treatments assessed in midst of Ebola crisis
Separate groups of researchers supported by nonprofit and government agencies have assessed two novel Ebola virus disease treatments in the midst...
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Men seen as main source of TB transmission
More than half of tuberculosis infections among men, women, and children were seen to derive from contacts with adult men, according to findings...
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WHO identifies top emerging diseases
The World Health Organization has generated a list of the Top 10 emerging pathogens likely to cause severe outbreaks in the near future and for...
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Chagas disease: Neither foreign nor untreatable
With better awareness of Chagas as a U.S. disease, and a treatable one, a positive blood result should never be ignored, say specialists.