Puerto Rico officials struggle to translate Zika virus fears into action
A quarter of the population may have the disease by the end of mosquito season, but efforts to control it have been thwarted by apathy and misinformation...
View ArticleThe Latest: Obama calls for a speeding up of Zika research
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The latest on the fight against the Zika virus that health officials suspect is linked to a wave of birth defects in Brazil. (All times local): 8:10 p.m. President Barack Obama...
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(Source: CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Press Briefing Transcript Thursday, May 26, 2016, 1-2 pm EDT Please Note:This transcript is not edited and may contain errors. Dr. Tom...
View ArticleThe Latest: Doctor calls for more Zika info in Venezuela
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The latest on the fight against the Zika virus that health officials suspect is linked to a wave of birth defects in Brazil. (All times local): 10:00 p.m. A health expert is...
View ArticleCDC Telebriefing: Zika Update -Transcript (CDC - Centers for Disease Control...
(Source: CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Press Briefing Transcript Friday, June 17, 2016, 10:00 a.m. ET Please Note:This transcript is not edited and may contain errors. OPERATOR:...
View ArticleCongress struggles to reach deal on funding fight against virus | Video
U.S. officials are gearing up for the onset of locally transmitted cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus that is spreading rapidly throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. The Centers for Disease...
View ArticleTranscript: Zika Virus Travel Alert (CDC - Centers for Disease Control and...
(Source: CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Press Briefing Transcript Thursday, January 28, 2016. Please Note:This transcript is not edited and may contain errors. OPERATOR: Welcome, and...
View ArticleZika: The Epidemic at America's Door
Puerto Rico's Martin Peña canal is a winding, heavily polluted waterway that snakes 3.7 miles through the center of San Juan. Eight small, deeply impoverished communities, all lacking an efficient...
View ArticlePuerto Rico reports 1st Zika-related microcephaly case
Puerto Rico on Friday announced its first Zika-related microcephaly case as concerns grow over an outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus in the U.S. territory. Health Secretary Ana Rius said a fetus...
View Article1st death related to Zika virus seen in continental US
A person infected with Zika has died in Utah, and while the exact cause is unclear, authorities said Friday it marks the first death related to the virus in the continental U.S. The unidentified Salt...
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(Source: CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Press Briefing Transcript Friday, April 1, 2016 at 12:30 pm E.T. Please Note:This transcript is not edited and may contain errors. MICHELLE...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about Zika
(CNN)The mosquito-borne Zika virus is spreading around the globe. Researchers are learning new information about the virus every day. Here is the latest news and research. December 9, 2016: Miami free...
View ArticlePuerto Rico reports 1st US Zika-related death amid outbreak
Puerto Rico announced Friday that it has recorded the first Zika-related U.S. death amid an outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus in the U.S. territory. Health Secretary Ana Rius said the victim is a...
View ArticleArbovirus update
April 20, 2017 For earlier Arbovirus reports click here: http://www.lcmcd.com/what-we-do/disease-surveillance CHIKUNGUNYA (12): ASIA (PAKISTAN) ********************************* A ProMED-mail post...
View ArticleWhat scientists know — or mostly don’t know — about the Zika virus
For nearly 70 years, scientists have known of the existence of an obscure mosquito-borne virus that has gradually spread from its birthplace in Africa to the Indian subcontinent, East Asia and even...
View ArticleWhat scientists know - or mostly don’t know - about the Zika virus
For nearly 70 years, scientists have known of the existence of an obscure mosquito-borne virus that’s gradually spread from its birthplace in Africa to the Indian subcontinent, East Asia and even some...
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