Zika virus vaccine emerges as an unlikely hero in battling brain cancer
Cultured human neurons infected with ZIKV-LAV. Infection in pink and cell nuclei in blue. Credit: Duke-NUS Medical School
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Viruses | Free Full-Text | Negevirus Piura Suppresses Zika Virus Replication in Mosquito Cells
1. IntroductionArboviruses are viruses transmitted to vertebrates that may cause disease in humans and animals, leading to outbreaks and epidemics. Dengue (DENV), Zika (ZIKV), and chikungunya (CHIKV) viruses are primarily adapted to…
Congenital Zika Syndrome & Other Birth Defects | CDC
Zika virus infection during pregnancy can lead to congenital Zika syndrome and other birth defects. This webpage describes these outcomes and how healthcare providers can monitor infants for these findings.
Congenital Zika Syndrome
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Support for Families and Caregivers of Babies Affected by Zika
Families of babies affected by Zika virus may be overwhelmed, worried, and unsure of next steps in caring for their baby. A baby affected by Zika virus may be born with significant health issues, like microcephaly. Other babies may not…
Support for Families and Caregivers of Babies Affected by Zika
Families of babies affected by Zika virus may be overwhelmed, worried, and unsure of next steps in caring for their baby. A baby affected by Zika virus may be born with significant health issues, like microcephaly. Other babies may not…
Zika Field Support for Health Depts
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To help local health departments respond to the Zika virus outbreak, CDC launched the Zika Local Health Department (LHD) Initiative. The LHD Initiative placed field assignees in local health…
Update: Interim Guidance for Health Care Providers Caring…
On July 24, 2017, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.Titilope Oduyebo, MD1; Kara D. Polen, MPH1; Henry T. Walke, MD1; Sarah Reagan-Steiner, MD1; Eva Lathrop, MD1; Ingrid B. Rabe, MBChB1; Wendi L.…
Zika Virus
Anyone concerned about getting or passing Zika through sex should use condoms or not have sex, especially because nearly half of all pregnancies (45%) in the United States are unintended.
If either partner develops symptoms of Zika or…
Disease of the Week – Zika
Travelers Should Prevent Mosquito Bites and Sexual TransmissionTravelers who go to areas with Zika are at risk of being infected with Zika virus. Travelers may also be at risk of being infected with dengue or chikungunya virus. There is…
Zika, Ebola and Other Emerging Diseases
Catherine Machalaba, Program Coordinator for Health and Policy, EcoHealth Alliance, Zika, Ebola and Other Emerging Diseases: Exploring Animal and Environmental Connections to Human Health Tuesday, May 10, 041 Haldeman Center, Dartmouth…