Zika
News
CDC: Zika-exposed newborns need intensified eye, hearing, and neurological testing
Findings of postnatal onset of symptoms has prompted new Zika management guidelines for infants.
Conference Coverage
Rio Olympics tally for U.S. athletes is 6% West Nile infections, no Zika
SAN DIEGO - A comparison of risk prevention behaviors in those who were and were not infected suggested that use of mosquito repellent did provide...
News
FDA approves test to screen donated blood for Zika virus
The cobas Zika test is the first test approved for screening the blood supply.
News
Zika: CDC begins transition from emergency to long-term response
CDC officials say Zika virus is still a threat.
News from the FDA/CDC
Zika’s 2017 summer less active than 2016
Warmer weather did not bring about an increase in activity.
Feature
Q&A: CDC director Brenda Fitzgerald stresses ‘science and service’
The new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is an ob.gyn. and former public health commissioner in Georgia.
Conference Coverage
Early neuroimaging essential for Zika-exposed neonates
DENVER – Brain abnormalities masked by initially normal head circumference.
Conference Coverage
Antiviral shows early promise for treatment of Zika infection
Anti-HCV drug prevents maternal-fetal vertical transmission in mouse model.
Conference Coverage
Asymptomatic maternal Zika infection doesn’t dampen birth defect risk
“This is worse than thalidomide.”
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.