South Carolina experts warn to stay wary of Zika threat during summer months – Charleston Post Courier07/01/2017Charleston Post CourierSouth Carolina experts warn to stay wary of Zika threat during summer monthsCharleston Post CourierJust four cases of travel-related Zika have been reported in South Carolina this year, but public officials warned […]
Monthly Archives: December 2017
As Zika fades from public consciousness, scientists continue to pursue the virus – Washington Post12/30/2017Washington PostAs Zika fades from public consciousness, scientists continue to pursue the virusWashington PostWhile the Zika virus mostly faded from the public's consciousness last year, it's still a hot topic among scientists — and for good […]
As Zika fades from public consciousness, scientists continue to pursue ...
New research hub could save millions of lives – World First Travel Insurance12/29/2017New research hub could save millions of livesWorld First Travel InsuranceThe lives of millions of people could be saved with the formation of a new British-based research hub aimed at limiting the spread of deadly outbreaks, such as […]
New research hub could save millions of lives – World ...
Most Texas cases of Zika are travel-related12/29/2017fox15abilene.comMost Texas cases of Zika are travel-relatedfox15abilene.comABILENE, TX – West Texas is being hit by a cold front, bringing unfriendly temperatures for mosquitos. But Texas health officials are still concerned with the zika virus. "Most cases of zika that have been reported in 2017 […]
Most Texas cases of Zika are travel-related
Safety, Efficacy of 2 Zika Virus Vaccine Trials Reported – Infectious Disease Advisor12/27/2017Infectious Disease AdvisorSafety, Efficacy of 2 Zika Virus Vaccine Trials ReportedInfectious Disease AdvisorTwo DNA vaccines were safe and well tolerated by participants in a phase 1 trial, according to research published in The Lancet, with one vaccine being […]
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Scientists Still Unsure About the Cure for Zika Pandemic – TMR Research Blog (press release) (blog)12/28/2017TMR Research Blog (press release) (blog)Scientists Still Unsure About the Cure for Zika PandemicTMR Research Blog (press release) (blog)Since 2016, when Zika was announced by the World Health Organization as a general wellbeing crisis of […]
Scientists Still Unsure About the Cure for Zika Pandemic – ...
ID Break: Zika Not Going Away; A Better HIV Test? – MedPage Today12/27/2017ID Break: Zika Not Going Away; A Better HIV Test?MedPage TodayOne researcher discusses the implications of the recent plague outbreak in Madagascar, and what public health officials might be able to learn from it. (New England Journal of […]
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Health department issues warning on Zika virus – The Turlock Journal12/27/2017Contagionlive.comHealth department issues warning on Zika virusThe Turlock JournalEven though the weather has turned colder and there are fewer mosquitos flying around, the Zika virus remains a serious public health concern in California. As of Dec. 1, there have been […]
Health department issues warning on Zika virus – The Turlock ...
LETTERS: On healthcare districts, tax plan, defense spending, Zika, Christmas and San Antonio 'towing scam' – Monitor12/26/2017MonitorLETTERS: On healthcare districts, tax plan, defense spending, Zika, Christmas and San Antonio 'towing scam'MonitorThe two species of local mosquito menaces transmitting Zika, prominently reported in your publications by the Hidalgo County Health Department, […]
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Experts: Zika threat subsides – Citrus County Chronicle12/24/2017Citrus County ChronicleExperts: Zika threat subsidesCitrus County Chronicle“If we were to receive notification of a locally acquired case of Zika here in Citrus County, the Planning & Advisory Group would still need to implement our action plan.” The state's announcement comes after more […]
Experts: Zika threat subsides – Citrus County Chronicle
Zika virus: A continuing public health and research challenge – Outbreak News Today12/23/2017Outbreak News TodayZika virus: A continuing public health and research challengeOutbreak News TodayAlthough scientists have made progress in their understanding of the virus and its mosquito carrier, and are working toward treatments and a preventive vaccine, it would […]
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CA Department of Public Health Zika Warning – The Tracy Press12/22/2017CA Department of Public Health Zika WarningThe Tracy PressHere in California, the Zika virus remains a serious public health concern.Californians, particularly pregnant women residing in the state, are at risk of contracting the Zika virus, which could have devastating impacts […]
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Brasil: Caen considerablemente casos de zika y dengue – Houston Chronicle12/21/2017Los TiemposBrasil: Caen considerablemente casos de zika y dengueHouston ChronicleSAO PAULO (AP) — Los casos de zika y dengue en Brasil cayeron considerablemente este año en relación con el 2016, de acuerdo con datos del Ministerio de Salud difundidos el […]
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Winter has arrived in the UP – Escanaba Daily Press12/21/2017Winter has arrived in the UPEscanaba Daily PressAccording to Matt Zika, a forecaster for the National Weather Service in Marquette, temperatures will not rise above zero starting Christmas Eve and continuing until Wednesday. Wind chills could reach a freezing -30 degrees, […]
Winter has arrived in the UP – Escanaba Daily Press
New Model for Zika Virus can Assist in Testing Vaccines and Treatments – Coherent News (press release) (blog)12/20/2017Coherent News (press release) (blog)New Model for Zika Virus can Assist in Testing Vaccines and TreatmentsCoherent News (press release) (blog)Researchers at Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio reveled on December 12, 2017 that […]
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CDC study reveals lasting impact of Zika virus – CBS News12/20/2017CBS NewsCDC study reveals lasting impact of Zika virusCBS NewsDecember 19, 2017, 8:23 PM | While the threat from the Zika crisis has calmed, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention released a study last week exploring the effects of […]
CDC study reveals lasting impact of Zika virus – CBS ...
Indian firm gets regulator's nod to start Zika vaccine trials – domain-B12/19/2017Indian firm gets regulator's nod to start Zika vaccine trialsdomain-BThe Drugs Controller General (India) has granted permission to an Indian firm to conduct the phase-I clinical trial of a Zika virus vaccine. Zika virus disease is a mosquito-borne disease […]
Indian firm gets regulator's nod to start Zika vaccine trials ...
Drug controller allows Indian firm to conduct phase 1 trials for Zika vaccine – The Indian Express12/19/2017The Indian ExpressDrug controller allows Indian firm to conduct phase 1 trials for Zika vaccineThe Indian ExpressThe Drugs Controller General of India has granted permission to an Indian firm to conduct Phase-I clinical trials […]
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Nod to Indian firm to conduct phase-I clinical trial on Zika vaccine – Livemint12/18/2017LivemintNod to Indian firm to conduct phase-I clinical trial on Zika vaccineLivemintNew Delhi: The Drugs Controller General (India) or DCG (I) has granted permission to an Indian firm to conduct phase-I clinical trial, in pursuance to its […]
Nod to Indian firm to conduct phase-I clinical trial on ...
Children With Congenital Zika Need Long-term Follow-up Care – Medscape12/15/2017MedscapeChildren With Congenital Zika Need Long-term Follow-up CareMedscapeChildren with Zika virus–associated microcephaly face ongoing, co-occurring medical and functional difficulties that affect many areas of development, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ashley Satterfield-Nash, DrPH … […]
Children With Congenital Zika Need Long-term Follow-up Care – Medscape
Children with congenital Zika virus infection face serious challenges as they age – Pharmacy Today, American Pharmacists Association,12/15/2017InfosurhoyChildren with congenital Zika virus infection face serious challenges as they agePharmacy Today, American Pharmacists Association, pharmacist.comAccording to the researchers, the health and developmental effects of congenital Zika virus infection in children with […]
Children with congenital Zika virus infection face serious challenges as ...
Trial results of Zika vaccine Sanofi dropped show promise – Reuters12/05/2017ReutersTrial results of Zika vaccine Sanofi dropped show promiseReuters“Emerging infectious diseases such as Zika are not the same thing as making a pill for cholesterol. It's a very limited market,” he said. In August, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development […]
Trial results of Zika vaccine Sanofi dropped show promise – ...
Some of the most affected toddlers can't sit up, chew – E&E News12/15/2017E&E NewsSome of the most affected toddlers can't sit up, chewE&E NewsZIKA VIRUS. Some of the most affected toddlers can't sit up, chew. Published: Friday, December 15, 2017. Some of the toddlers who were among the first born […]
Some of the most affected toddlers can't sit up, chew ...
Texas Biomedical spurs treatments forward with development of alternative Zika model – Homeland Preparedness News12/14/2017Homeland Preparedness NewsTexas Biomedical spurs treatments forward with development of alternative Zika modelHomeland Preparedness NewsA team at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute recently created an alternative model to mimic Zika virus infection, allowing for further steps […]
Texas Biomedical spurs treatments forward with development of alternative Zika ...
Killer illnesses breakthrough: Mosquito SEX protein could help prevent diseases – Daily Star12/14/2017Daily StarKiller illnesses breakthrough: Mosquito SEX protein could help prevent diseasesDaily StarAedes Aegypti mosquitos spread some of the world's most dangerous diseases, including the Zika virus, dengue, and yellow fever. And the World Health Organisation (WHO) claims they […]
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Health District issues Zika holiday travel warning – KAUZ-TV12/15/2017KAUZ-TVHealth District issues Zika holiday travel warningKAUZ-TVThe Wichita Falls Wichita County Public Health District wants all those who are traveling this holiday season to protect themselves from mosquito bites after new Zika cases were confirmed in Texas. The Texas Department of State […]
Health District issues Zika holiday travel warning – KAUZ-TV
Study bolsters Zika-microcephaly link, rules out others – CIDRAP12/13/2017CIDRAPStudy bolsters Zika-microcephaly link, rules out othersCIDRAPA new Brazilian study adds further evidence to the link between Zika and microcephaly while ruling out for the first time an association between microcephaly and an important insecticide and between the condition and vaccines. In […]
Study bolsters Zika-microcephaly link, rules out others – CIDRAP
Could this zoo of mutant mosquitoes lead the way to eradicating Zika? – STAT12/13/2017STATCould this zoo of mutant mosquitoes lead the way to eradicating Zika?STATBut they're not pets: Akbari's lab here at the University of California, Riverside, is at the leading edge of a revolutionary technology — gene drive 1 […]
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NAMRU-6 Presents Research on Distinguishing Zika Virus Cases from Other Arboviral Infections – DVIDS (press release)12/13/2017DVIDS (press release)NAMRU-6 Presents Research on Distinguishing Zika Virus Cases from Other Arboviral InfectionsDVIDS (press release)BALTIMORE – Researchers from the U.S. Naval Medical Research Center No. 6 in Lima, Peru, (NAMRU-6) shared findings on distinguishing […]
NAMRU-6 Presents Research on Distinguishing Zika Virus Cases from Other ...
Study: Clinical trials indicate positive results for Zika vaccine – ModernMedicine12/12/2017Study: Clinical trials indicate positive results for Zika vaccineModernMedicineThree Phase 1 human clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of an Army-developed Zika purified inactivated virus (ZPIV) vaccine have shown it to be safe and well tolerated, according to a study published […]
Study: Clinical trials indicate positive results for Zika vaccine – ...
Co-Diagnostics (CODX) Sells Molecular Diagnostic Tests, Including Zika Virus, to Major Caribbean Laboratory12/12/2017Co-Diagnostics (CODX) Sells Molecular Diagnostic Tests, Including Zika Virus, to Major Caribbean LaboratoryStreetInsider.comCo-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CODX), a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, proprietary platform for the development of molecular diagnostics, announced today that a major laboratory in […]
Co-Diagnostics (CODX) Sells Molecular Diagnostic Tests, Including Zika Virus, to ...
How Zika virus induces congenital microcephaly – EurekAlert (press release)12/11/2017How Zika virus induces congenital microcephalyEurekAlert (press release)(Liège-Paris, December 11, 2017) – Epidemiological studies show that in utero fetal infection with the Zika virus (ZIKV) may lead to microcephaly, an irreversible congenital malformation of the brain characterized by an incomplete development […]
How Zika virus induces congenital microcephaly – EurekAlert (press release)
Aquino may have condemned hundreds of thousands to severe dengue and Zika – The Manila Times12/10/2017The Manila TimesAquino may have condemned hundreds of thousands to severe dengue and ZikaThe Manila TimesFORMER President Aquino's order to undertake a mass vaccination program using the faulty Dengvaxia vaccine just three months before he […]
Aquino may have condemned hundreds of thousands to severe dengue ...
3rd Zika infection by Texas mosquito reported this year |12/09/2017KXAN.com3rd Zika infection by Texas mosquito reported this year | KXAN.comKXAN.comPreviously this year, another local transmission was reported in Hidalgo County and one in neighboring Cameron County.Third Zika infection by Texas mosquito reported this yearSpectrum Newsall 3 news articles » 3rd Zika […]
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Third Zika infection by Texas mosquito reported this year – Spectrum News12/09/2017Spectrum NewsThird Zika infection by Texas mosquito reported this yearSpectrum NewsEDINBURG, Texas — A third person in Texas has been infected with the Zika virus after being bitten by a local mosquito this year. Health officials said a McAllen […]
Third Zika infection by Texas mosquito reported this year – ...
News Scan for Dec 08, 2017 – CIDRAP12/08/2017News Scan for Dec 08, 2017CIDRAPHealth officials in Hildago County on Dec 7 reported three recent Zika cases, one of which appears to have been transmitted locally by mosquitoes, the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) said yesterday in a statement. The […]
News Scan for Dec 08, 2017 – CIDRAP
3rd Zika Infection by Texas Mosquito Reported This Year – U.S. News & World Report12/08/20173rd Zika Infection by Texas Mosquito Reported This YearU.S. News & World Report3rd Zika Infection by Texas Mosquito Reported This Year. Health officials say a person in Texas appears to have been infected with Zika after […]
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DISEASE CONTROL: Army-developed Zika vaccine shows early promise – The Fort Campbell Courier12/08/2017DISEASE CONTROL: Army-developed Zika vaccine shows early promiseThe Fort Campbell CourierA fourth trial with ZPIV is still underway in Puerto Rico, where the population has natural exposure to other viruses in the same family as Zika (flaviviruses) such […]
DISEASE CONTROL: Army-developed Zika vaccine shows early promise – The ...
Gene-based Zika vaccine is safe and immunogenic in healthy adults – European Pharmaceutical Review12/07/2017European Pharmaceutical ReviewGene-based Zika vaccine is safe and immunogenic in healthy adultsEuropean Pharmaceutical ReviewInvestigators from NIAID's Vaccine Research Center (VRC) and Laboratory of Viral Diseases, part of the Division of Intramural Research, developed the investigational vaccine, which […]
Gene-based Zika vaccine is safe and immunogenic in healthy adults ...
News Scan for Dec 06, 2017 – CIDRAP12/06/2017News Scan for Dec 06, 2017CIDRAPThe findings challenge earlier reports from Puerto Rico, Brazil, and other affected areas of disproportionately higher rates of Zika disease in females and in people of both sexes ages 10 to 39 years. To tease out infection patterns, […]
News Scan for Dec 06, 2017 – CIDRAP
Soon, a cure for Zika virus? New experimental vaccine trial results show promise – Times Now12/06/2017Times NowSoon, a cure for Zika virus? New experimental vaccine trial results show promiseTimes NowScientists inserted genes into the plasmid that encode two proteins found on the surface of the Zika virus. The researchers found […]
Soon, a cure for Zika virus? New experimental vaccine trial ...
Zika virus case confirmed in regional Queensland patient – Courier Mail12/05/2017Courier MailZika virus case confirmed in regional Queensland patientCourier MailA man was recently diagnosed with the Zika virus at Mackay Hospital and Health Service following a holiday to Cuba, Queensland Health has confirmed. But an initial misdiagnosis resulted in a […]
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Zika virus: Clinical trial says vaccine safe immune response | Miami … – Miami Herald12/04/2017EurekAlert (press release)Zika virus: Clinical trial says vaccine safe immune response | Miami …Miami HeraldA Zika vaccine developed by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has cleared the first phase of clinical […]
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Zika: Where Do We Stand? – MedPage Today (blog)12/04/2017MedPage Today (blog)Zika: Where Do We Stand?MedPage Today (blog)Amesh Adalja, MD, senior associate at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Center for Health Security, provides an update on some recent developments with the Zika virus. Adalja reviews some of the clinical […]
Zika: Where Do We Stand? – MedPage Today (blog)
FDA panel recommends Zika testing of donated blood be relaxed – AOL12/01/2017AOLFDA panel recommends Zika testing of donated blood be relaxedAOLAdvisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday recommended that the requirements for screening blood donations for the Zika virus be relaxed due to diminished risk of transfusion-transmitted […]
FDA panel recommends Zika testing of donated blood be relaxed ...
Dengue and Zika virus threat for Townsville travellers – Townsville Bulletin11/29/2017Townsville BulletinDengue and Zika virus threat for Townsville travellersTownsville Bulletin“Most outbreaks start when locals catch a mosquito-borne illness such as dengue or Zika while overseas and were still infectious when they returned home,” she said. “People need to protect themselves […]
Dengue and Zika virus threat for Townsville travellers – Townsville ...
Takeda takes its Zika vaccine candidate into clinical testing – The Pharma Letter12/01/2017The Pharma LetterTakeda takes its Zika vaccine candidate into clinical testingThe Pharma LetterTokyo's Takeda Pharmaceutical (TSE: 4502) is progressing its Zika vaccine candidate TAK-426 into Phase I trials, backed by funding from the US Department of Health and […]
Takeda takes its Zika vaccine candidate into clinical testing – ...
AAP releases new Red Book chapter on Zika – AAP News11/30/2017AAP releases new Red Book chapter on ZikaAAP NewsHealth officials have been working urgently to understand Zika virus and its link to birth defects since its emergence in the Western Hemisphere in 2015. Their research and recommendations are available in […]