Tag: Bites & Stings
CDC Hosts Zika Action Plan Summit
Virus expected to become active in some parts of the southern United States in early summer
FDA Allows Use of Investigational Zika Test for Blood Donations
But agency still asks those who've possibly been exposed to the virus to forgo giving blood right now
Many Don’t Know Key Facts About Zika Virus Transmission
Overall, 31 percent of respondents believe that Zika is transmitted through coughing and sneezing
Entry Receptor for Zika Virus Identified in Brain, Retina
AXL highly expressed by human radial glia, brain capillaries, and microglia in developing human cortex
Standard Precautions Advised in Labor & Delivery to Prevent Zika
CDC recommends use of Standard Precautions in all health care settings to prevent Zika transmission
Genome Sequencing IDs Time of Zika’s Arrival in the Americas
Findings suggest one person carried the virus to the region in 2013
CDC: 116 Travel-Associated Zika Cases in U.S. So Far This Year
Nearly all had a probable link to travel to a Zika-endemic area outside the United States, agency says
Predictions Made for Zika Arrival in U.S. Cities This Summer
Weather and travel patterns could expose people as far north as New York City
FDA Gives Tentative Approval to Tests of Gene-Modified Mosquitos
Agency says testing the insects in Florida Keys poses little risk to people, animals, the environment
CDC: Zika Poses Serious Threat to Puerto Rico
Funds needed to battle the virus, which has been linked to severe birth defects
