Zika virus (ZIKV) may be sexually transmissible for a shorter period than previously estimated, according to a systematic review published this week in PLOS Medicine by Michel Counotte and Nicola Low of the University of ...
Jul 24, 2018
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(HealthDay)—An approach to shared decision-making that stratifies risk might be most appropriate for preventing Zika infection, according to an Ideas and Opinion piece published online July 17 in the Annals of Internal ...
Jul 17, 2018
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A startup created by Purdue University professors is developing a sensor that can detect dangerous mosquito-borne tropical diseases faster and at a lower cost than current methods, giving health officials time to take action ...
Jul 12, 2018
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Trying to suppress worries during a health scare, like the recent Zika outbreak, may lead to an ever-intensifying cycle of emotional suppression and fear, according to a team of researchers.
Jul 10, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Individual blood donations will no longer need to be tested for the Zika virus, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Jul 10, 2018
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More than two years after reports of skyrocketing Zika rates surfaced worldwide, questions still loom about this complicated virus.
Jul 5, 2018
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Zika virus could pose a far greater threat to pregnancy than recent studies of miscarriage and stillbirth in human infections have reported.
Jul 2, 2018
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In a summer outbreak that posed significant risks to pregnant women and their fetuses, 29 people in Miami-Dade County were infected with the Zika virus between late June and early August of 2016, according to the Centers ...
Jun 28, 2018
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A new study from the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine shows that, depending on the interpretation criteria, serological tests can distinguish recent Zika infections in areas where dengue is ...
Jun 27, 2018
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Over the last five years, Zika virus has emerged as a significant global human health threat following outbreaks in South and Central America. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have shown that ...
Jun 21, 2018
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