Federal officials are auditing DC public health lab in wake of botched Zika tests – Washington Post
02/28/2017
Washington PostFederal officials are auditing DC public health lab in wake of botched Zika testsWashington PostFederal regulators are auditing the District's public health lab in response to botched Zika testing that erroneously provided negative results to at least nine pregnant women, D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences Director Jenifer Smith said Tuesday.

Study describes Zika birth defects as case appears in Texas – CIDRAP
02/27/2017
CIDRAPStudy describes Zika birth defects as case appears in TexasCIDRAPA new study describing 87 cases of congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) from Brazil's epicenter found a high rate of microcephaly, while McAllen, Texas, announced a new case of locally acquired Zika, the first case in that state since December.

Zika? It hasn't gone away, but some travelers are shrugging – Travel Weekly
02/23/2017
Zika? It hasn't gone away, but some travelers are shruggingTravel WeeklyZika hasn't gone away, but as the mosquito-borne virus has faded from the headlines, travelers seem less concerned about it than they were last year. "We had a big downturn in honeymoon business last year," said Hans Pfister, who owns the Lapa Rios …and more »

Zika virus causes testicular atrophy – Science Advances
02/22/2017
Zika virus causes testicular atrophyScience Advances1Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. 2Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. 3Department of Pathology, …