Zika
Commentary
EHR Report: How Zika virus reveals the fault in our EHRs
News
Brazilian study identifies fetal abnormalities linked to Zika virus
Fetal abnormalities were detected among more than a quarter of pregnant women who underwent ultrasound examinations after testing positive for...
News
WHO guidance for caring for pregnant women in Zika virus areas
The World Health Organization has released guidance for physicians and other healthcare providers on how to care for pregnant women in areas where...
Conference Coverage
WHO: Zika epidemic requires ‘research-guided’ public health interventions
The link between Zika virus infections in pregnant women and microcephaly in neonates is strong, and there is good if somewhat less robust...
Commentary
WHO’s psychosocial guidelines for Zika are a useful tool
News
Zika more complex public health challenge than Ebola
The vector-borne and often asymptomatic nature of Zika virus infection makes it a more complex public health challenge than Ebola, researchers say...
News
Stronger evidence links Zika to Guillain-Barré syndrome
A case-control study links GBS cases to Zika infections seen during a French Polynesia outbreak.
News
Zika diagnostic test available from CDC to certified labs
CDC must confirm positive results
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CDC reports nine U.S. Zika cases among pregnant women
Officials at the CDC reported that they are aware of at least nine cases of laboratory-confirmed Zika virus infection in pregnant travelers, and...
News
Zika virus in pregnancy linked to hydrops fetalis
Zika virus infection in pregnant women may be linked to hydrops fetalis and fetal demise, according to a case report published online Feb. 25 in...
News
CDC investigating 14 suspected Zika virus cases
Fourteen new reports of possible sexual transmission of Zika virus are being investigated by health officials in the United States, including...