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Congenital Zika Syndrome: Three new studies from Brazil

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Three new studies reporting on the effects of the Zika virus outbreak in Brazil will be presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). The first study looks...

Zika: WHO declares the end of the Public Health Emergency of International Concern

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According to a World Health Organization statement Friday: The fifth meeting of the Emergency Committee (EC) on Zika and microcephaly convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations...

Tdap vaccine not linked to birth defects: Study

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A new study from HealthPartners Institute and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (Tdap) vaccination was not associated with an increased risk...

Zika-linked microcephaly case confirmed in Vietnam

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In a follow-up on a report two weeks ago concerning a potential Zika-related microcephaly case in a four-month old child Krong Buk district, Dak Lak province, Vietnam health officials say the link was...

Microcephaly case with suspect Zika link reported in Vietnam

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Just two days after Vietnamese health officials reported their sixth and seventh Zika virus cases, the Ministry of Health reports today (computer translated) on a microcephaly case in a four-month old...

Thailand investigates suspect Zika microcephaly cases

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Just two weeks after Thailand officials disclosed seeing some 200 Zika virus infections in 2016 to date, Thailand’s Department of Disease Control reports investigating four suspect cases of Zika-related...

The Americas: Dengue, chikungunya and Zika totals to date

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Dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses are all transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, which is present in much of the Western hemisphere. So it should come as no surprise that these three viral diseases are...

Zika funding: 5 largest cities receive $2.4 million in battle against Zika

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $2.4 million to Chicago ($200,000), Houston ($400,000), New York City ($700,000), Philadelphia ($345,000), and Los Angeles County ($720,000)...

Florida reports 3 additional locally acquired Zika cases in Miami

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The Florida Department of Health (DOH) reported today on three additional locally acquired Zika virus cases. The cases were reported in Miami-Dade County, one is associated with the Miami-Beach investigation....

Zika infected babies and fetuses: Special report details spectrum of imaging findings

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The journal Radiology has published a special report, detailing the spectrum of imaging findings in babies and fetuses infected with the Zika virus. “Imaging is essential for identifying the presence...