Four reasons why we shouldn't forget about Zika – The Conversation UK


Four reasons why we shouldn't forget about Zika – The Conversation UK
04/13/2017
The Conversation UKFour reasons why we shouldn't forget about ZikaThe Conversation UKA group of researchers investigating yellow fever, in 1947, discovered a new virus in a sick monkey – the Zika virus. The researchers probably never imagined that nearly 70 years later this virus would rapidly spread across several continents, forcing …and more »
UN: Zika could cost the territory 2 percent of GDP – Virgin Islands Daily News
04/13/2017
UN: Zika could cost the territory 2 percent of GDPVirgin Islands Daily News“A Socio-economic Impact Assessment of the Zika Virus in Latin America and the Caribbean: With a focus on Brazil, Colombia and Suriname,” published April 3 by the United Nations Development Programme, projects that the territory could lose up to 2 …
Second Zika case reported in Smith County this year – Tyler Morning Telegraph
04/12/2017
Second Zika case reported in Smith County this yearTyler Morning TelegraphA second case of Zika virus has been reported in Smith County so far this year, according to the latest data from the Texas Department of State Health Services. The state agency provides updates every Tuesday on the number of Zika virus disease cases …and more »
Promising Zika vaccine testing on humans; but there's a problem – WXIX
04/10/2017
Science DailyPromising Zika vaccine testing on humans; but there's a problemWXIX(RNN) – Researchers have taken a step closer to producing a vaccine for the Zika virus, but the future of the trials is in question because of looming budget cuts. A division of the National Institutes for Health will test hundreds of volunteers with a …The first live-attenuated vaccine candidate completely protects against Zika infectionScience DailyPromising Zika Vaccine Moves To Next Phase Of Human TrialsCaribbean360.com (subscription)all 3 news articles »
51 Babies Born With Zika-Related Birth Defects In The US Last Year – NPR
04/04/2017
NPR51 Babies Born With Zika-Related Birth Defects In The US Last YearNPR"Although Zika may seem like last year's problem, or an issue confined to Brazil, there have been more than 1,600 cases in pregnant women reported here in the U.S.," says the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Anne …Birth defects strike 1 in 10 US pregnancies affected by ZikaCBS NewsOne in 10 pregnant women with Zika had fetus or baby with birth defects, CDC saysMiami HeraldBirth Defects Hit 10 Percent of Zika-Infected Women in USNBCNews.comChicago Tribune -NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth -TIMEall 113 news articles »

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