News & Perspective

Apr 15, 2016

Apr 15, 2016
Pregnancy consult

Few Zika tests positive in US travelers with no symptoms

Also, a gene sequence analysis reveals more about how the outbreak virus evolved and why it spreads so fast.

Apr 13, 2016

Apr 13, 2016
Microcephaly MRI

CDC analysis concludes Zika causes microcephaly

A comprehensive peer-reviewed analysis demonstrates the link between the virus and the birth defect.

Apr 08, 2016

Apr 08, 2016
ICU patient

Report outlines patterns in rare fatal Zika infections

One patient suffered brain hemorrhage, and two others had ischemic brain lesions.

Apr 07, 2016

Apr 07, 2016
Newborn baby

Microcephaly CT scans add to Zika evidence

Clinicians describe severe abnormalities they saw on CTs of 23 babies born with Zika-related microcephaly.

Apr 05, 2016

Apr 05, 2016

News Scan for Apr 05, 2016

Yellow fever in Angola
Finalized food transport rule
Ebola persistence in semen
Saudi MERS case
More chikungunya

Mar 31, 2016

Mar 31, 2016
Zika virus structure

Study reveals Zika structure, French Polynesia details birth-defect cluster

Structure details may yield clues on how Zika damages cells and offer an inside track to drug, vaccine, and test developers.

Mar 22, 2016

Mar 22, 2016

News Scan for Mar 22, 2016

More Saudi MERS cases
New chikungunya infections
H5N1 case in Egypt
Yellow fever in Angola

Mar 11, 2016

Mar 11, 2016
Mexico City and mountains

CDC excludes high elevations in Zika travel advice

CDC guidance now excludes destinations above 6,500 feet, as Aedes mosquitoes are rare in those areas.

Mar 07, 2016

Mar 07, 2016
Zika banners

WHO reconvenes Zika panel; Philippines has possible local spread

The WHO has convened its Zika emergency committee for the 2nd time, a 3-day countermeasure meeting begins in Geneva, and a mouse study shows promise for a broad-spectrum antiviral drug.

Mar 07, 2016

News Scan for Mar 07, 2016

Ebola response errors
More chikungunya in Americas

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