Zika
News from the FDA/CDC
Spike in Colombian microcephaly cases linked to Zika infection early in pregnancy
Colombia experienced a fourfold increase in cases of microcephaly following the Zika virus outbreak in 2016, with evidence suggesting that...
News from the FDA/CDC
New Zika cases in pregnant women continue to drop
There were 136 new cases of pregnant women with laboratory evidence of Zika infection reported during the 2-week period ending Nov. 30, along with...
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Texas reports local Zika transmission
On Nov. 28, public health officials reported a case of Zika virus in a Brownsville woman who hadn’t traveled to Mexico or any other area with...
From the Journals
Infants with congenital Zika born without microcephaly still can still develop it
Head circumferences of 13 Brazilian infants – born with confirmed congenital Zika virus but without microcephaly – shrunk within 1 year.
News from the FDA/CDC
Fewer Zika-infected pregnancies reported for second week in a row
The number of new Zika cases in pregnant women dropped for the second week in a row, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and...
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Weekly number of Zika-infected pregnancies drops by half
There were 146 new cases of pregnant women with laboratory evidence of Zika infection reported in the United States for the week ending Nov. 3 –...
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Another Zika vaccine heads to Phase I trials
The candidate vaccine is known as the Zika Purified Inactivated Virus (ZPIV) vaccine and contains whole but inactivated Zika virus particles to...
News from the FDA/CDC
Large increase seen in number of Zika-infected pregnancies
The 288 new cases of pregnant women with laboratory evidence of Zika infection reported for the week ending Oct. 27, 2016, represent the largest...
News from the FDA/CDC
United States nears 3,000 Zika-infected pregnancies
There were 54 new cases of pregnant women with laboratory evidence of Zika virus in the 50 states and D.C. reported during the week ending Oct. 20...
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Zika increase slows slightly in pregnant women
The total number of pregnant women with laboratory evidence of Zika infection in the United States and its territories rose by 142 for the week...
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Number of Zika-infected pregnant women continues to climb
The number of pregnant women with laboratory evidence of Zika infection increased by 209 for the week ending Oct. 6, the second-largest weekly...