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October 3, 2017 Preventing and Managing Laboratory
Worker Exposure to Zika Virus (OHSA)
July 26, 2017 Case of Zika Virus, Likely Spread by Mosquito, Is Reported in Texas (New York Times)
July 26, 2017 Case of Zika Virus, Likely Spread by Mosquito, Is Reported in Texas (New York Times)
July 18, 2017 Zika in 2017: Virus threat has been quiet, but it hasn't gone away (AL.com)
July 17, 2017 Near Patient Testing Can Help Quickly Identify the Next Zika (COLA)
July 11, 2017 Zika virus research finds malaria drug offers hope for potential treatments (Reading Eagle)
July 10, 2017 NIH launches prospective study of Zika and HIV co-infection during pregnancy (National Institute of Health)
June 20, 2017 Long Beach: Zika Virus Mosquitoes Found in California City for First Time (Newsweek)
June 9, 2017 Measures Taken to Prevent Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy — Puerto Rico, 2016 (CDC)
June 7, 2017 Puerto Rico declared Zika epidemic over, but experts say that's premature (Huffington Post)
June 6, 2017 Zika virus: Updated guidance for Miami area (Outbreak News Today)
June 5, 2017 Puerto Rico Declares Zika Epidemic Over (Washington Post)
May 25, 2017 City warns women to stay clear of Zika-prone countries if they are pregnant or trying to conceive (NY Daily News)
May 24, 2017 Zika virus spread undetected for many months, NIH-supported study finds (NIH)
May 22, 2017 South Florida Officials Prepare For Potential Return Of Zika (WLRN)
May 21, 2017 Zika Virus Carrying Mosquito Can Also Transmit Chikungunya And Dengue In One Bite (Tech Times)
May 18, 2017 A single mutation may explain why Zika exploded in the Americas (ARS Technica)
May 18, 2017 Scientists to Test Whether Zika Can Kill Brain Cancer Cells (US News)
May 5, 2017 CDC updates guidance on interpretation of Zika testing results for pregnant women (CDC)
May 3, 2017 Zika: Mild epidemic in the US could cost in the hundreds of millions (Outbreak News)
May 2, 2017 Pregnant women unaware of Zika basics, Texas study finds (Houston Chronicle)
May 1, 2017 As Zika season approaches, states step up efforts to combat virus (Fox News)
May 1, 2017 Feud erupted between CDC, Puerto Rico over reporting of Zika cases, document shows (Statnews)
April 28, 2017 Zika virus persists in the central nervous system and lymph nodes of Rhesus monkeys (National Institute of Health)
April 24, 2017 Zika Outbreak Feared To Have Reached The Texas Border (Science Times)
April 21, 2017 Bacteria-Infected Mosquitoes May Get Rid Of Zika (MSN)
April 18, 2017 Zika birth defects may be underreported in Puerto Rico (CIDRAP)
April 16, 2017 Zika attack - Almost 8,000 suspected cases of the virus (The Gleaner)
April 14, 2017 Zika Found in Common Backyard Asian Tiger Mosquito (NBC News)
April 11, 2017 Experimental Zika Vaccine Offers Total Protection (News Max)
April 7, 2017 Zika Risk in Texas Rises with Temperatures (Texas Health and Human Services)
April 6, 2017 Report Says Cost of Zika Estimated at up to $18 Billion (US News)
April 6, 2017 CDC Issues New Warning On Zika Virus Ahead Of Mosquito Season (NPR)
April 6, 2017 Associated Birth Defects and Evaluation of All U.S. Infants with Congenital Zika Virus Exposure (CDC)
March 30, 2017 Study demonstrates how Zika virus rewires and repurposes invaded cells (EurekAlert)
March 30, 2017 Zika Virus Transmission — Region of the Americas, May 15, 2015–December 15, 2016 (CDC)
March 27, 2017 Research addresses the threat of Zika virus to the US blood supply (EurekAlert)
March 6, 2017 Zika virus in Canadian travelers more severe than expected (Science Daily)
February 28, 2017 Zika may be spread by up to 35 species of mosquitoes, researchers say (Miami Herald)
February 28, 2017 Ethics panel blocks proposed Zika vaccine research (statnews)
February 16, 2017 Mistakes at U.S. lab force hundreds of Zika tests to be repeated (Yahoo!)
February 14, 2017 Persistence of Zika Virus in Body Fluids — Preliminary Report (The New England Journal of Medicine)
February 9, 2017 Zika vaccine may not be available until 2020 (Healio)
February 8, 2017 Zika virus ‘spillback’ into primates raises risk of future human outbreaks (Science News)
February 6, 2017 Scripps Florida Scientists Find Clue to Why Zika, But Not Its Close Relatives, Causes Birth Defects (Scripps)
February 3, 2017 Mexico confirms first case of microcephaly from Zika (Reuters)
January 30, 2017 Connecticut monitoring 30 babies for Zika-related birth defects (New Haven Resgister)
January 24, 2017 ZIKA Warning from the FDA: Seek Confirmatory Test Before Making Patient Management Decisions (Lab Testing Matters)
January 23, 2017 Researchers invent a faster and more accurate test for diagnosing Zika (Medical Xpress)
January 17, 2017 Penn study identifies potent inhibitor of Zika entry into human cells (Medical Xpress)
January 16, 2017 The Zika virus just quietly spread to West Africa (Breaking 911)
January 11, 2017 Docters Reveal Photos of Zika's Effects on 1st Person Infected in US by Virus
January 9, 2017 Purdue researchers uncover new Zika structure (JC online)
January 5, 2017 Zika Virus —10 Public Health Achievements in 2016 and Future Priorities (CDC)
January 4, 2017 FDA warns of false-positive results with Zika IgM test (Dermatology News)
January 3, 2017 Why odds are against a large Zika outbreak in the US (Medicalxpress)
December 30, 2016 CDC Highlights Significant Contributions in the Fight against Zika in 2016 (CDC)
December 30, 2016 Zika threat isn’t over, CDC director warns pregnant women thinking about beach vacations (Stat news)
December 30, 2016 Zika Virus —10 Public Health Achievements in 2016 and Future Priorities (CDC)
December 21, 2016 These Two Factors Fueled the Zika Outbreak, Researchers Say (Yahoo)
December 14, 2016 Report: 6% of infants develop birth defects when mother has Zika (APP)
December 14, 2016 Babies Exposed to Zika Virus in First Trimester More Likely to Have Birth Defects, Study Says (ABC)
December 13, 2016 Public Skepticism Would Likely Greet a New Zika Vaccine, UGA Study Says (Newswise)
December 13, 2016 Zika virus can keep growing in infant brains even after birth, CDC reports (Fox)
December 13, 2016 Study Finds Zika Virus Replicates and Persists in Fetal Brains and Placentas (CDC)
December 10, 2016 Colombia Reports Major Rise in Birth Defect Amid Zika Crisis (New York Times)
December 9, 2016 Preliminary Report of Microcephaly Potentially Associated with Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy (CDC)
December 7, 2016 More data show Zika viremia in mothers, fetal infection link (CIDRAP)
December 2, 2016 Preventing Zika From Blood Transfusion—Steps to Reduce Transfusion Needs Will Also Lower Zika Risk (Newswise)
November 28, 2016 Local Transmission of Zika Virus Is Reported in Texas (New York Times)
November 27, 2016 Fauci Says Zika Vaccine Coming by 2018 (The Vaccine Reaction)
November 25, 2016 Guidance for U.S. Laboratory Testing for Zika Virus Infection: Implications for Health Care Providers (CDC)
November 24, 2016 First steps to neutralizing Zika (Eurekalert)
November 23, 2016 Asia outbreaks prompt question: Is all Zika dangerous? (Reuters)
November 22, 2016 exposed to Zika developed microcephaly after birth: study (Yahoo)
November 22, 2016 Description of 13 Infants Born During October 2015–January 2016 With Congenital Zika Virus Infection Without Microcephaly at Birth (CDC)
November 15, 2016 Zika virus can survive on hard surfaces for hours, researchers say (UPI)
November 15, 2016 Zika virus mosquito possibly spreads dengue in same bite (Fox)
November 14, 2016 Zika Virus Teams Up With Other Viruses to Sicken People (NBC)
November 11, 2016 Miami-Dade considers new weapon in Zika fight: disease-fighting bacteria (Miami Herald)
November 11, 2016 Incidence of Zika Virus Disease by Age and Sex (CDC)
November 10, 2016 Zika virus can cause severe damage to retina in infants (Eurekalert)
November 9, 2016 CMS Announces $66.1 Million to Support Zika Prevention & Treatment Services (CMS)
November 8, 2016 18th Zika case in SA reported by Metro Health (KSAT)
October 28, 2016 Blood banks to screen donors for zika virus (Times of India)
October 27, 2016 Preparedness for Zika Virus Disease (CDC)
October 26, 2016 Zika May Be In The U.S. To Stay (NPR)
October 25, 2016 Zika virus 'not controllable': CDC director's grim warning (USA Today)
October 20, 2016 Researchers Unlock Mystery Of How Zika Spreads In Human Cells (KHN)
October 20, 2016 Zika virus infection alters human and viral RNA (Eurekalert)
October 20, 2016 Zika Testing for All Pregnant Women Who Have Been in Florida County: CDC (USN)
October 19, 2016 Zika Test Named “Best of What’s New” by Popular Science (Technology Networks)
October 19, 2016 CDC advises pregnant women who have been to Miami-Dade be tested for Zika (CNN)
October 19, 2016 Zika virus found in Florida blood bank, mosquitoes (University of Minnesota)
October 13, 2016 Florida IDs new Miami neighborhood as Zika zone (Fox)
October 10, 2016 WHO sees further rise of Zika cases in Asia-Pacific region (Washington Post)
October 4, 2016 Zika vaccine race spurred by crisis and profit potential (Fox)
October 3, 2016 Zika causes widespread damage to fetal brain (UPI)
September 30, 2016 Update: Interim Guidance for Preconception Counseling and Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus for Persons with Possible Zika Virus Exposure (CDC)
September 30, 2016 Characteristics of Children Aged <18 Years with Zika Virus Disease Acquired Postnatally (CDC)
September 29, 2016 Utah man may have contracted Zika through father's tears in unique case (Fox)
September 28, 2016 Miami's Zika Search Turns Up Another Virus: Dengue (NBC)
September 28, 2016 Four new non-travel-related Zika cases reported in Miami-Dade County (ABC)
September 27, 2016 CDC whistleblower claims agency has been using wrong Zika test (Washington Post)
September 23, 2016 Adult, larval insecticides pack deadly punch to mosquitoes, Zika: U.S. (Reuters)
September 23, 2016 Local Mosquito-Borne Transmission of Zika Virus (CDC)
September 19, 2016 CDC ends Zika travel advisory for Miami neighborhood (UPI)
September 15, 2016 CDC Deploys New Rapid Response Teams To Fight Zika (KHN)
August 30, 2016 Zika around the world: Where do we stand? (CNN)
August 30, 2016 Hearing Loss in Infants with Microcephaly and Evidence of Congenital Zika Virus Infection (CDC)
August 26, 2016 People With No Symptoms of Zika Can Still Spread It Sexually (Time)
August 26, 2016 Zika virus's spread pushes testing labs to expand capacity (APA)
August 26, 2016 FDA advises testing for Zika virus in all donated blood and blood components in the US (FDA)
August 26, 2016 Guillain-Barré Syndrome During Ongoing Zika Virus Transmission (CDC)
August 26, 2016 Likely Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus from a Man with No Symptoms of Infection (CDC)
August 24, 2016 CDC continues to support Florida in response to Zika outbreak (CDC)
August 23, 2016 Heartbreaking images of how Zika destroys babies’ brains (Washington Post)
August 23, 2016 Brain Scans of Brazilian Babies Show Array of Zika Effects (New York Times)
August 23, 2016 Florida announces Zika case hundreds of miles from Miami (Reuters)
August 22, 2016 U.S. health official: Texas, Louisiana next for Zika virus (Chicago Tribune)
August 22, 2016 U.S. warning: Zika could spread to Gulf States, persist for one to two years (Washington Post)
August 19, 2016 Zika virus may harm adult brains, study says
August 19, 2016 U.S. warning: Zika could spread to Gulf States, persist for one to two years (Washington Post)
August 19, 2016 Man Dies From Zika-Related Paralysis in Puerto Rico (NBC)
August 19, 2016 Zika researchers seeking volunteers willing to be infected (AP)
August 19, 2016 Interim Guidance for the Evaluation and Management of Infants with Possible Congenital Zika Virus Infection (CDC)
August 18, 2016 Study in mice shows Zika virus also attacks adult brain cells (Reuters)
August 16, 2016 Texas Zika case linked to Miami travel (USA Today)
August 12, 2016 Zika Stays In Body Twice As Long As Previously Thought (Popular Science)
August 11, 2016 New Map Details Threat of Zika Across Europe, U.S. (ICT)
August 11, 2016 Florida Zika cases rise to 25 as back-to-school day nears (AP)
August 11, 2016 Zika linked to baby joint deformities (BBC)
August 11, 2016 U.S. government shifts $81 million to Zika vaccine research (Reuters)
August 9, 2016 Texas infant's death linked to travel-related Zika infection (Reuters)
August 8, 2016 The race for a Zika vaccine is intense. But it may be missing the most important players (Statnews)
August 8, 2016 Patch of Miami Is Ground Zero for the Zika Virus (NYT)
August 4, 2016 - 'Striking' Results from Early Zika Vaccine Trial (NBC)
August 4, 2016 - Zika vaccines show early promise (BBC)
August 3, 2016 - NIH begins testing investigational Zika vaccine in humans (NIH)
August 3, 2016 - 41 US military members have now contracted Zika (CNN)
August 2, 2016 - Zika infections increasing rapidly in Puerto Rico (CDC)
August 1, 2016 - HHS awards $5.1 million to InBios to advance Zika diagnostic (HHS)
August 1, 2016 - Florida investigation links four recent Zika cases to local mosquito-borne virus transmission (CDC)
July 29, 2016 - FDA Releases 'Advice to Blood Collection Establishments on Non-Travel Related Cases of Zika Virus in Florida' (AABB)
July 26, 2016 - Any Kind of Sex Can Spread Zika, CDC Says in Updated Guidance (NBC)
July 25, 2016 - Doctors Should Screen All Pregnant Women For Zika At Every Checkup (CDC)
July 25, 2016 - Colombia declares end to Zika epidemic inside country (Reuters)
July 25, 2016 - Spain registers first case in Europe of baby born with Zika-related defect (Reuters)
July 25, 2016 - Interim Guidance for Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus (CDC)
July 25, 2016 - Interim Guidance for Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women with Possible Zika Virus Exposure (CDC)
July 21, 2016 - CDC awards $60 million to help states and territories battle Zika (CDC)
July 18, 2016 - CDC: Maintain Standard Precautions With Zika Cases (Medpage)
July 18, 2016 - Zika Virus Case in Utah Baffles Health Officials (New York Times)
July 18, 2016 - Researchers Map Zika's Routes to the Developing Fetus (ICT)
July 15, 2016 - Suspected Female-to-Male Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus (CDC)
July 14, 2016 - Zika infection may be masked by other viral infections (Medical Xpress)
July 14, 2016 - CDC collecting Zika-exposed semen (CNN)
July 8, 2016 - First Zika-related death in continental U.S. reported in Utah (Washington Post)
July 7, 2016 - Unintended Consequence: Blood Banks Could Feel The Squeeze From Zika Advisories (KHN)
July 6, 2016 - Blood banks' new summer challenges: Zika, donor iron levels (SCPR)
August 31, 2016 - FDA Revised Recommendations for Reducing the Risk of Zika Virus Transmission by Blood and Blood Components
July 28, 2016 - CDC Interim Guidance for Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women with Possible Zika Virus Exposure
July 28, 2016 - CDC Interim Guidance for Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus
June 3, 2016 - WHO Editorial Defining the syndrome associated with congenital Zika virus infection
June 2, 2016 - New England Journal of Medicine Evidence of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus
May 31, 2016 - CDC Interim Guidance for Interpretation of Zika Virus Antibody Test Results
May 26, 2016 - CDC Zika virus disease in the United States, 2015–2016
May 20, 2016 - CDC MMWR Possible Zika Virus Infection Among Pregnant Women — United States and Territories, May 2016
May 13, 2016 - CDC MMWR Notes from the Field: Comparison of Test Results for Zika Virus RNA in Urine, Serum, and Saliva Specimens from Persons with Travel-Associated Zika Virus Disease — Florida, 2016
May 13, 2016 - CDC MMWR Notes from the Field: Interim Guidance for Zika Virus Testing of Urine — United States, 2016
April 29, 2016 - FDA – ZIKV Emergency Use Authorizations
April 8, 2016 - CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) - Survey of Blood Collection Centers and Implementation of Guidance for Prevention of Transfusion-Transmitted Zika Virus Infection – Puerto Rico, 2016
March 28, 2016 - HHS - Authorization of Emergency Use: In Vitro Diagnostic Device for Diagnosis of Zika Virus Infection
March 3, 2016 - HHS - Emergency Use of In Vitro Diagnostic Tests for Detection of Zika Virus and/or Diagnosis of Zika Virus
March 2, 2016 - FDA - FDA Issues Industry Guidance: Donor Screening Recommendations to Reduce the Risk of Transmission of Zika Virus by HCT/Ps for Immediate Implementation (pdf)
February 26, 2016 - FDA - FDA Emergency Use Authorization Authorizes Use of CDC's Zika MAC-ELISA Assay For the Presumptive Detection of Zika Virus Antibodies
February 26, 2016 - CDC Resources - FDA Emergency Use Authorization Authorizes Use of CDC's Zika MAC-ELISA Assay For the Presumptive Detection of Zika Virus Antibodies
February 26, 2016 - PAHO/WHO - PAHO, laboratories set guidelines to identify, confirm Zika Virus
February 10, 2016 - CDC MMWR Notes from the Field: Evidence of Zika Virus Infection in Brain and Placental Tissues from Two Congenitally Infected Newborns and Two Fetal Losses — Brazil, 2015
February 7, 2016 - CDC Memorandum - Revised diagnostic testing for Zika, chikungunya, and dengue viruses in US Public Health Laboratories (pdf)
February 6, 2016 - MMWR - Interim Guidelines for Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus — United States, 2016
February 6, 2016 - MMWR - Update: Interim Guidelines for Health Care Providers Caring for Pregnant Women and Women of Reproductive Age with Possible Zika Virus Exposure — United States, 2016
January 29, 2016 - MMWR - Zika Virus Spreads to New Areas - Region of the Americas, May 2015-January 2016
January 27, 2016 - JAMA Viewpoint (Opinion Piece) - The Emerging Zika Pandemic: Enhancing Preparedness
January 22, 2016 - MMWR - Interim Guidelines for Pregnant Women During a Zika Virus Outbreak - United States, 2016
Zika virus disease in the United States, 2015–2016 (CDC)
Interactive Timeline/Map of 2016 Zika Outbreak (HealthMap)
PAHO (Pan American Health Organization) Zika Resources
AMA (American Medical Association) Zika Virus Resource Center
--Updated June 4, 2016--
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