Zika
News from the FDA/CDC
Number of Zika-infected pregnant women continues to climb
The number of pregnant women with laboratory evidence of Zika infection increased by 209 for the week ending Oct. 6, the second-largest weekly...
Article
VIDEO: DNA-derived Zika vaccine in humans holds promise
BALTIMORE – Dr. Kathleen M. Neuzil, director of the University of Maryland’s Center for Vaccine Development, shares details on progress of the...
News from the FDA/CDC
United States nears 2,500 Zika cases in pregnant women
The number of Zika virus cases continues to rise, with 177 more pregnant women showing laboratory evidence of infection in the United States for...
From the Journals
Further evidence links Zika, Guillain-Barré syndrome
Zika virus found in Colombian patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome supports the theory that Zika virus infection and Guillain-Barré syndrome are...
Conference Coverage
Zika funding slated for prevention, vaccine development
The country’s health care agencies will use the $1.1 billion in funding approved by Congress for vaccine development, mosquito control, and...
From the Journals
Congenital Zika syndrome includes range of neurologic abnormalities
Researchers have proposed the term ‘congenital Zika syndrome’ to cover the range of severe damage and developmental abnormalities – including...
Article
Zika virus shows no signs of slowing down
The Zika virus had another big week as the number of new cases among pregnant women topped 200 again for the week ending Sept. 22, according to...
News
Zika cases in pregnant women hit new weekly high
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Two novel DNA Zika virus vaccines set for human trials
The search is on for clinical trial participants to help verify whether two genetically based vaccines that lowered Zika virus viremia in infected...
News
Case-control study points to Zika virus as cause of microcephaly
A new study from Brazil demonstrates that microcephaly is strongly associated with congenital Zika virus infections, offering case-control...
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Number of Zika-infected pregnancies jumps in states/D.C.
There were 60 more pregnant women in the 50 states and the District of Columbia with laboratory evidence of Zika infection for the week ending...