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CDC updates guidelines for Zika virus testing, interpretation of results
Patients with suspected Zika virus infection who have negative rRT-PCR test results are not automatically in the clear, CDC officials warned in...
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CDC monitoring 279 pregnant women in U.S. with Zika infection
As of May 12, CDC officials were monitoring 279 pregnant women with laboratory evidence of possible Zika virus infection – 157 in U.S. states and...
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VIDEO: Delays in receiving Zika test results reported
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CDC: Zika virus urine testing preferable to serum
New data showing that Zika virus can be found at higher levels or for longer duration in urine than serum, has prompted the CDC to update its...
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U.S. official raises concerns over Zika readiness
Even as Zika virus is poised to gain a stronger foothold in the United States, funding remains stalled in Congress and a lack of cohesive public...
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CDC reports hundreds of Zika virus cases in Puerto Rico
Since the beginning of the Zika virus outbreak in November 2015, Puerto Rico has had 683 cases of virus that have been laboratory-confirmed or...
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CDC issues guidance on worker precautions against Zika virus
Officials at OSHA and the CDC have created a list of precautions to help outdoor workers, healthcare and laboratory personnel, and mosquito...
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CDC: Zika infection unlikely in asymptomatic people, but test pregnant women
Although the likelihood of Zika virus infection is low among asymptomatic patients, the CDC recommends offering Zika virus testing to asymptomatic...
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CDC confirms Zika virus as a cause of microcephaly
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have determined that Zika virus infection is a cause of microcephaly in babies born to...
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Zika caused rash, pruritus more than high fever
Zika virus infection in adults often causes pruritic maculopapular rash, but rarely leads to clinically significant fever, according to two cohort...
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Colombia reports first Zika deaths, all in medically compromised patients
Five people with confirmed Zika virus infections have died in Colombia, and all had medical comorbidities.