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Zika virus has been identified in amniotic fluid of two pregnant women in Brazil whose fetuses have been diagnosed with microcephaly

Zika Virus ID’d in Amniotic Fluid From Two Pregnant Women

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Pregnant women whose fetuses had microcephaly presented with possible symptoms of Zika virus
A case of Zika virus infection has been confirmed in a traveler who returned to the United States from Costa Rica

Zika Infection Confirmed in U.S. Resident Back From Costa Rica

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Plaque reduction neutralization antibody tests confirmed diagnosis of Zika virus infection
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Emergency Operations Center is moving to Level 1 activation to enhance its response to the Zika virus outbreak.

CDC Emergency Operations Ctr Moving to Level 1 Activation

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EOC moving to Level 1 activation to enhance response to outbreak of Zika virus
A spreading dengue fever outbreak led Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi to declare a state of emergency on Monday. He said the move was needed to reduce mosquito populations and protect people from mosquito bites

Hawaii County Declares State of Emergency Over Dengue Fever

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251 cases of dengue fever confirmed on Hawaii Island; two patients still potentially infectious
Ocular abnormalities may occur in infants born with microcephaly that seems to be linked to infection with the mosquito-borne Zika virus

Ocular Issues Seen in Some Born With Zika-Linked Microcephaly

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Doctors should check these infants for vision problems, researchers say
Pregnant women with a male sexual partner who has traveled to

CDC: New Zika Warning for Pregnant Women, Sex Partners

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Women should not have sex while pregnant if male partners have visited or live in Zika-affected areas
About 23 percent of ticks from Texas carry bacterial DNA from at least one of the following: Rickettsia

Tickborne Bacteria Identified in Ticks from Texas

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~23.3 percent of ticks carry bacterial DNA from Rickettsia, Borrelia, and Ehrlichia spp.
A 2005 to 2006 chikungunya outbreak on Reunion Island

Chikungunya Virus Deemed Significant Cause of CNS Disease

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Analysis of outbreak on Reunion Island finds higher-than-expected rate of encephalitis
Tick bites can induce immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies to galactose-α-1

Tick Bites Implicated in Meat Allergy in Japanese Study

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Haemaphysalis longicornis salivary gland protein-specific IgE ID'd in sera of patients with meat allergy
In a case report published in the October issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Bedbugs the Culprit in Older Woman With Unidentified Rash

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Dermatologist, allergist, primary care doctors failed to identify etiology of rash over several months