A French research team yesterday reported the first known detection of Zika virus in the genital tract of an infected woman, along with signs that it persists there after it clears from blood and urine. The team, from Guadeloupe and Toulouse, reported its findings in a letter to The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Vector control experts voice concern over a CDC/EPA plan to spray in Puerto Rico.
Utah health officials today announced the first known Zika death in the continental United States, in a Salt Lake County resident who died in late June.
The CDC and EPA recommend the step to cut mosquito populations.
The study will monitor for infections in athletes, coaches, and USOC staff.
Also, Spain becomes the 11th state to report sexual transmission of the virus.
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison report that a harmless bacterium called Wolbachia pipientis prevents transmission of the Zika virus by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The research was published today in the journal Scientific Reports and offers hope that Wolbachia could be a cost-effective weapon against Zika.
A large series reveals some brain damage in babies with normal head size.
Key findings in the monkey study were protection against later infection and that infections in pregnant animals lasted much longer.
Senate Democrats derail a $1.1 billion Zika funding bill over objections to attached measures.
