Zika continues to plague babies in Rio's sprawling urban slums even after Olympics
03/25/2017
News-Medical.netZika continues to plague babies in Rio's sprawling urban slums even after OlympicsNews-Medical.netMany international travelers to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, openly considered skipping the games to avoid the threat of Zika. Despite the fears, not a single case of Zika or its major neurological complication, microcephaly, was …and more »
03/25/2017
News-Medical.netZika continues to plague babies in Rio's sprawling urban slums even after OlympicsNews-Medical.netMany international travelers to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, openly considered skipping the games to avoid the threat of Zika. Despite the fears, not a single case of Zika or its major neurological complication, microcephaly, was …and more »
First case of Zika virus confirmed in Denton County – Star Local Media
03/24/2017
First case of Zika virus confirmed in Denton CountyStar Local MediaDenton County Public Health (DCPH) has confirmed its first travel-associated case of Zika virus for 2017. The individual affected is a resident of Trophy Club and travelled to Mexico, a country with active transmission. The individual is no longer …and more »
03/24/2017
First case of Zika virus confirmed in Denton CountyStar Local MediaDenton County Public Health (DCPH) has confirmed its first travel-associated case of Zika virus for 2017. The individual affected is a resident of Trophy Club and travelled to Mexico, a country with active transmission. The individual is no longer …and more »
This Week in Zika: End Date for Testing in American Samoa – MedPage Today
03/24/2017
MedPage TodayThis Week in Zika: End Date for Testing in American SamoaMedPage TodayWith local surveillance indicating that Zika virus transmission in American Samoa ended on approximately Oct. 15, 2016, testing for asymptomatic pregnant women should end with those who conceive through April 15, 2017 at the latest, said CDC …
03/24/2017
MedPage TodayThis Week in Zika: End Date for Testing in American SamoaMedPage TodayWith local surveillance indicating that Zika virus transmission in American Samoa ended on approximately Oct. 15, 2016, testing for asymptomatic pregnant women should end with those who conceive through April 15, 2017 at the latest, said CDC …
Despite Backlash for Going to Country With Zika, Pregnant Jill Duggar Knows When She's Returning to US – Independent Journal Review
03/24/2017
Despite Backlash for Going to Country With Zika, Pregnant Jill Duggar Knows When She's Returning to USIndependent Journal ReviewCiting concerns for their safety, fears Jill could contract the Zika virus — which can cause harmful birth defects to her unborn baby (the Center for Disease Control warns pregnant woman in El Salvador to restrict travel to certain areas) — and …and more »
03/24/2017
Despite Backlash for Going to Country With Zika, Pregnant Jill Duggar Knows When She's Returning to USIndependent Journal ReviewCiting concerns for their safety, fears Jill could contract the Zika virus — which can cause harmful birth defects to her unborn baby (the Center for Disease Control warns pregnant woman in El Salvador to restrict travel to certain areas) — and …and more »
Scientists just changed the way we build genomes to make them 270000 times cheaper – Quartz
03/24/2017
Scientists just changed the way we build genomes to make them 270000 times cheaperQuartzTo prove that this method works, researchers sequenced the entire genomes of an Aedes agypti mosquito, which carries the Zika virus. Although this work had been done (paywall) back in 2007, it wasn't a complete genetic picture of the insect because …and more »
03/24/2017
Scientists just changed the way we build genomes to make them 270000 times cheaperQuartzTo prove that this method works, researchers sequenced the entire genomes of an Aedes agypti mosquito, which carries the Zika virus. Although this work had been done (paywall) back in 2007, it wasn't a complete genetic picture of the insect because …and more »