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Zika and Chikungunya viruses: Diagnostic pitfalls - Medical Xpress
Jan 18, 2019 | 17:10 pmZika and Chikungunya viruses: Diagnostic pitfalls Medical XpressMillions of people have contracted Zika and chikungunya virus infections since the outbreaks that have been striking Latin America since 2013. Zika-related ...
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Zika Vaccine Cost-Effective for Young Adults and Childbearing-Age Women - Infectious Disease Advisor
Jan 18, 2019 | 15:01 pmZika Vaccine Cost-Effective for Young Adults and Childbearing-Age Women Infectious Disease AdvisorThe most cost-effective means of decreasing transmission of Zika virus is administration of the vaccine to young adults and women of childbearing age.
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Connecting Zika virus and hereditary microcephaly - Baylor College of Medicine News
Jan 17, 2019 | 11:00 amConnecting Zika virus and hereditary microcephaly Baylor College of Medicine NewsWhen the Zika protein NS4A interacts and inhibits the function of fruit fly protein Ankle2, it causes a very severe reduction in brain size.
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Travel precautions persist for Zika-hit areas - CBC News
Jan 17, 2019 | 10:00 amTravel precautions persist for Zika-hit areas CBC NewsThe Zika virus should remain a concern for some Canadians planning winter vacations in sunny climes, doctors say. Public health officials are reminding ...
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Zika virus still a threat in many of the most popular vacation spots - CBC.ca
Jan 17, 2019 | 03:51 amZika virus still a threat in many of the most popular vacation spots CBC.caIt made headlines across the globe, and even threatened to shut down the 2016 Olympic Games. But the warnings subsided, and the Zika virus seemed to have ...
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WHATS UP DOC? Zika virus - MetroWest Daily News
Jan 15, 2019 | 19:13 pmWHATS UP DOC? Zika virus MetroWest Daily NewsQ: I haven't heard anything about the Zika in a while. Is it not an issue any more?A: The Zika virus is a mosquito-transmitted infection that was originally identified ...
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Cellular protein a target for Zika control - Penn State News
Jan 14, 2019 | 16:34 pmCellular protein a target for Zika control Penn State NewsUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A cellular protein that interacts with invading viruses appears to help enable the infection process of the Zika virus, according to an ...
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Screening all donated blood for Zika virus is not cost-effective in the United States - 2 Minute Medicine
Jan 8, 2019 | 12:24 pmScreening all donated blood for Zika virus is not cost-effective in the United States 2 Minute Medicine1. This microsimulation study suggested that screening blood for Zika virus is only cost-effective during the high mosquito season in Puerto Rico. 2. The.
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Exclusive: Cuba failed to report thousands of Zika virus cases in 2017 - New Scientist
Jan 8, 2019 | 09:00 amExclusive: Cuba failed to report thousands of Zika virus cases in 2017 New ScientistAn analysis of travel logs has revealed an unreported outbreak of Zika in Cuba, which might have increased the risk of infection in other countries.
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Cuba’s Hidden Zika Outbreak - PrecisionVaccinations
Jan 8, 2019 | 09:00 amCuba’s Hidden Zika Outbreak PrecisionVaccinationsA recent study highlights how the Zika virus may still be spreading in the Americas, including the island of Cuba. This study says Cuban authorities didn't follow ...
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Cost-Effectiveness of Screening the Blood Supply for Zika Virus - Annals of Internal Medicine
Jan 7, 2019 | 22:59 pmCost-Effectiveness of Screening the Blood Supply for Zika Virus Annals of Internal MedicineIn 2016, universal individual donation nucleic acid testing (ID-NAT) of donated blood for Zika virus began in U.S. states and territories. Objective: To assess the ...
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A Virus Even More Dangerous Than Zika to Pregnant Women - The New York Times
Jan 7, 2019 | 09:00 amA Virus Even More Dangerous Than Zika to Pregnant Women The New York TimesThe Zika virus must take the “side roads” into the placenta to infect a fetus, one researcher said — but the Rift Valley fever virus takes the “expressway.”
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Do Travelers Still Need to Worry About the Zika Virus in 2019? - SmarterTravel.com
Jan 7, 2019 | 09:00 amDo Travelers Still Need to Worry About the Zika Virus in 2019? SmarterTravel.comOn a recent trip to Southeast Asia, I saw signs warning about Zika transmission and realized that it had been over a year since I had heard about the virus.
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Where Will the World's Next Zika, West Nile or Dengue Virus Come From? - UC Davis
Jan 4, 2019 | 09:00 amWhere Will the World's Next Zika, West Nile or Dengue Virus Come From? UC DavisAfter collecting data and comparing it with every known mammal and bird species on Earth, scientists from the University of California, Davis, have identified ...
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India Asks CDC to Withdraw Zika Travel Alert - PrecisionVaccinations
Jan 4, 2019 | 09:00 amIndia Asks CDC to Withdraw Zika Travel Alert PrecisionVaccinationsJanuary 4th, 2019 – A strong rebuttal has been issued by Dr. Balram Bhargava, Secretary, Department of Health Research, Indian Council of Medical Research, ...
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What Pennsylvania & federal records say about Zika in 2018 - LancasterOnline
Jan 3, 2019 | 09:00 amWhat Pennsylvania & federal records say about Zika in 2018 LancasterOnlineAlmost three years since the Zika virus burst onto the international news, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention show zero Pennsylvania cases in ...
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Police department offers to test meth for Zika - WLS-TV
Jan 1, 2019 | 09:00 amPolice department offers to test meth for Zika WLS-TVHarahan, Louisiana Police Department offers to test all of your meth for Zika!
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Police chief admits there isn't Zika in meth after Facebook post goes viral - USA TODAY
Dec 31, 2018 | 09:00 amPolice chief admits there isn't Zika in meth after Facebook post goes viral USA TODAYAfter some confusion, a police chief in Louisiana said a viral Facebook post about meth being contaminated with the Zika virus was a stunt meant to draw ...
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12 - Researchers develop rapid, inexpensive test for Zika - University of Florida
Dec 21, 2018 | 09:00 am12 - Researchers develop rapid, inexpensive test for Zika University of FloridaFrom PHHP site. University of Florida researchers, with funding from the state of Florida, have developed a rapid, cost-effective point-of-care test for the Zika ...
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Nebraska Team Joins the Zika Vaccine Race - PrecisionVaccinations
Dec 20, 2018 | 09:00 amNebraska Team Joins the Zika Vaccine Race PrecisionVaccinationsResearchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln may have identified a vaccine candidate that would defend against Zika virus, without producing ...
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