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First female-to-male sexual transmission of Zika virus
A suspected case of sexual transmission of the Zika virus from a female to a male has occurred in New York City, according to the city’s...
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Case study: Zika virus may persist in female genital tract
Zika virus appears to be able to persist in a woman’s genital tract even after it is no longer detectable in blood and urine. The findings raise...
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Olympic Games create novel opportunity to study Zika virus
Behind the competition and pageantry of the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, researchers at the University of Utah will be...
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CDC forecasts low chance of mosquito-borne Zika infection at Olympics
With the exception of travelers from four high-risk nations, those planning to attend the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro should not worry about...
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Biomarkers more specific in severe EVD than in moderate disease
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Telephone triage system can help predict dengue outbreaks
Data collected by a telephone-based hotline system can be used to effectively predict outbreaks of dengue in developing countries weeks ahead of...
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MPT64 rapid test may miss TB caused by M. africanum strain
Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium africanum West Africa 2 is significantly less likely to be detected by a MPT64 rapid antigen test than is M....
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MPT64 rapid test may miss TB caused by M. africanum strain
Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium africanum West Africa 2 is significantly less likely to be detected by a MPT64 rapid antigen test than is M....
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Zika study to focus on U.S. Olympic athletes
Zika virus exposure will be monitored by researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health during the 2016 Summer Olympics and...
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Malaria vaccine disappoints in phase II trial
The efficacy of an investigational malaria vaccine waned from 36% to 2.5% over a 7-year period in Kenya, at which time it was even associated with...