Where health and weather data meet: AccuWeather unveils Zika Risk Index app – Healthcare IT News
10/18/2017
Healthcare IT NewsWhere health and weather data meet: AccuWeather unveils Zika Risk Index appHealthcare IT NewsAccuWeather announced a new app that shows the risk of being exposed to Zika in geographical locations across the United States. The Mosquito Zika Risk Index, also accessible through AccuWeather's website, enables users to view what the company …

Threat of Zika Virus Still Looms in Southern States – (blog)
10/18/2017
Contagionlive.com (blog)Threat of Zika Virus Still Looms in Southern StatesContagionlive.com (blog)On October 12, 2017, the Florida Department of Health (DOH) confirmed a case of locally-transmitted Zika virus in the state. This new case adds to the growing total of travel-related and undetermined cases in Florida, bringing the grand total to 188 …Lyle Petersen, MD, MPH: What Do We Now Know About Zika Virus?MD Magazineall 3 news articles »

Ministry to launch ZIKA Airs Project – Jamaica Observer
10/18/2017
Jamaica ObserverMinistry to launch ZIKA Airs ProjectJamaica ObserverKINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health, in an effort to control the presence of the Aedes aegyti mosquitoes, which transmit the zika virus, is launching its ZIKA Airs Project (ZAP) tomorrow. According to an advisory from the Ministry this morning …and more »

Patients with Guillain-Barre Also Had Zika Infection (JAMA – MedPage Today
10/17/2017
Patients with Guillain-Barre Also Had Zika Infection (JAMAMedPage TodayAcute Zika virus infection was a risk factor for contracting Guillain-Barré syndrome, adding to the known association between the two, a case-control study in Puerto Rico found. Writing in a research letter in the Journal of the American Medical …and more »