Zika
News
CDC: First-trimester Zika infection had highest rate of birth defects
CDC report reveals new findings on Zika-related births in U.S. territories.
News from the FDA/CDC
Zika-related birth defects up in recent weeks
Almost 20% of all 2016-2017 live births with Zika-related birth defects were reported in the last month.
Conference Coverage
LARCs are underutilized, even where Zika risk is high
SAN DIEGO – Officials in LA County are bracing for increased Zika transmission this summer by educating women about effective birth control.
From the Journals
U.S. Zika epidemic could cost billions, or less
Estimates of the costs of the U.S. Zika virus epidemic from a computational model vary depending on the attack rate.
News
Number of U.S. Zika-infected pregnancies tops 5,100
Almost 200 cases of Zika virus infection among pregnant women were reported during the 2 weeks ending March 28.
News
Birth defects found in 10% of confirmed U.S. Zika pregnancies
Among 250 pregnancies with laboratory-confirmed Zika infection, there were 24 cases of birth defects (10%).
Conference Coverage
Anthony Fauci faces the ‘perpetual challenge’ of emerging infections
SAN DIEGO – NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, MD, can say one thing for certain: Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in the United States...
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC reports two new Zika-related pregnancy losses
Since the beginning of 2016, there have been 7 pregnancy losses and 54 infants with birth defects born to Zika-infected women.
From the Journals
American Samoa could be a model for responding to Zika outbreaks
Syndromic and enhanced surveillance, along with mosquito control, helped public health officials in American Samoa quickly contain Zika...
News from the FDA/CDC
Zika-infected pregnancies continue to rise in U.S.
Zika-infected pregnancy rates are rising in the United States and falling in the territories.
News from the FDA/CDC
Birth defects in United States up 20-fold since Zika outbreak began
Birth defects commonly associated with prenatal Zika infections in the United States have risen drastically in only a few years.