Maternal Response to Zika Damages Mouse Fetuses – The Scientist
01/05/2018
The ScientistMaternal Response to Zika Damages Mouse FetusesThe ScientistMouse fetuses developing in Zika-infected mothers with normal immune signaling showed stunted growth and other abnormalities (right). By contrast, fetuses lacking key immune signaling proteins showed more normal development (left). SCI. IMMUNOL. 3 …

Type I interferons instigate fetal demise after Zika virus infection – Science
01/05/2018
HealthDayType I interferons instigate fetal demise after Zika virus infectionScience3Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. 4Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 …How Zika infection drives fetal demiseScience DailyImmune response to Zika virus can also harm fetuses: studyXinhuaImmune response to Zika virus contributes to fetal harmEurekAlert (press release)Science News -HealthDay -MedPage Todayall 7 news articles »

First case of sexually transmitted Zika confirmed in Los Angeles County – KFSN-TV
01/05/2018
KFSN-TVFirst case of sexually transmitted Zika confirmed in Los Angeles CountyKFSN-TVIn this Sept. 29, 2016 photo, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, responsible for transmitting Zika, sit in a petri dish at the Fiocruz Institute in Recife, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana). KABC. Friday, January 05, 2018 09:05AM. LOS ANGELES –. The first case of …

Microcephaly underreported by about 90% before Zika epidemic in Brazil – Healio
01/05/2018
Microcephaly underreported by about 90% before Zika epidemic in BrazilHealioAlthough microcephaly rates increased in Brazil with the introduction of the Zika virus, it is estimated that nearly 90% of cases before the epidemic were not reported, according to findings published in Pediatrics. “The Zika virus was first noticed in …

Pre-Zika Microcephaly in Brazil: Closer to the Elusive Baseline and New Questions Raised – AAP News
01/05/2018
Pre-Zika Microcephaly in Brazil: Closer to the Elusive Baseline and New Questions RaisedAAP NewsAs the world learned of the emerging Zika virus outbreak in Brazil in 2015 and of the astutely identified association with microcephaly, questions quickly arose regarding the dramatic increase in reported microcephaly and the level of risk to pregnant …