Zika Symposium at 2016 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting Co-Led by...
(Source: Children's National Medical Center Inc) BALTIMORE, Md - (May 1, 2016) As most of the nation enters mosquito season, national and international experts will discuss up-to-date statistics about...
View ArticleQuora Question: Hillary Clinton on How We Stop Zika in the U.S.
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View ArticleZika Symposium at 2016 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting Co-Led by...
(Source: Children's Research Institute) BALTIMORE, Md - (May 1, 2016) As most of the nation enters mosquito season, national and international experts will discuss up-to-date statistics about the...
View ArticleCongress delays $1.9 billion to fight Zika virus
In February 2016, President Obama requested $1.9 billion in emergency money to fight the Zika virus. Two months later Congress has not acted on the request. The administration has transferred nearly...
View ArticleSC health officials report 1st case of travel-related Zika
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Public health officials say the first South Carolinian to test positive for Zika virus contracted it...
View ArticleStill many questions about Zika's threat to pregnant women
Zika may stand convicted of causing devastating birth defects but there still are lots of questions about how much of a threat the virus poses to pregnant women, and what to do about it. The main...
View ArticleZika Virus Could Be Eliminated By Genetically Modified Mosquitoes
Genetically-modified mosquitoes from the UK have now been released in Florida in an effort to have them breed with Zika virus-carrying mosquitoes to dwindle its population. This is the latest...
View ArticleHealth official: Zika a big threat, but not if Texans take simple steps to...
AUSTIN — Texas can combat birth defects in infants and other threats posed by the Zika virus, such as contaminated blood supplies, but only if residents take simple preventive measures, the state’s top...
View ArticleCDC reports Zika-associated death in Puerto Rico (AHA - American Hospital...
(Source: AHA - American Hospital Association) AHA News Now Apr 29, 2016 About 11% of patients tested for arboviruses in Puerto Rico since last November were infected with Zika virus, according to a...
View ArticleZika's given mosquito season a new meaning for pregnant woman. Here's how to...
As mosquito season in the United States approaches, we've been hearing stories of pregnant women anxiously emailing each other about how to Zika-proof their lives. Some are cancelling trips to Brazil...
View ArticleMd. governor, health officials, outline Zika prevention
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan and state health officials on Friday outlined a variety of measures the state is taking to monitor and prevent the Zika virus in Maryland, where there have been...
View ArticleFirst Zika Virus Related Death In United States Confirmed, Pregnant Women Warned
The United States officially confirmed its first Zika virus death on Friday. According to CDC reports, an elderly Puerto Rican man recently died from complications of a bout with Zika. While Puerto...
View ArticlePuerto Rico man becomes first fatality in the US related to the Zika virus
A 70-year-old man in Puerto Rico has died from complications of the Zika virus, health officials said Friday. He reportedly died from internal bleeding caused by a rare immune reaction to the virus and...
View ArticleU.S. Reports First Death From Zika Virus in Puerto Rico
Federal officials reported the first death linked to Zika virus disease in the United States occurred in Puerto Rico sometime in the last five months. In a new report released on Friday, the U.S....
View ArticleFirst widely available Zika test OK'd for emergency use
The first commercial test for the Zika virus has been cleared for emergency use in the U.S. and could be available by next week. The Food and Drug Administration granted the authorization Thursday to...
View ArticlePuerto Rico reports first U.S. Zika-related death amid outbreak
Puerto Rico announced Friday that it has recorded the first...
View ArticleFirst U.S. Zika death reported in Puerto Rico
(CNN)A 70-year-old Puerto Rican man died from complications of the Zika virus in February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Puerto Rico Department of Health announced Friday. This...
View ArticleFirst US Zika-related death in Puerto Rico
MIAMI, United States (AFP) – The first death related to the mosquito-borne Zika virus infection on US soil was reported Friday in the US territory of Puerto Rico, health officials said. "The patient...
View ArticlePuerto Rico reports first Zika-related death amid outbreak
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's health secretary says the island has recorded its first...
View ArticleZika virus: first American dies of complications linked to disease
CDC reports man San Juan man developed autoimmune disorder after recovering from Zika symptoms, including fever and rash...
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