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  • Zika Virus Knowledge Among Pregnant Women Who Were in Areas with Active Transmission

    Posted on January 1, 2017

    A recent survey of women who were in areas with active Zika virus transmission while pregnant showed that of 99 women who were US residents, 30 were unaware of the government travel advisory to areas with active Zika virus transmission while pregnant, and 37 were unaware of…

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  • Study Finds Zika Virus Replicates and Persists in Fetal Brains and Placentas

    Posted on December 13, 2016

    Zika virus can make thousands of copies of itself in fetuses’ brains and in the placentas of pregnant women, which may help explain how the virus causes devastating birth defects and pregnancy losses even if a woman had only a minor illness.

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  • LSU Expert Highlights Importance of Protection Against Zika During Winter

    Posted on December 9, 2016

    Just because temperatures are cooling down as winter approaches, it’s no time to let your guard down when it comes to mosquitoes that can carry the Zika virus. James Diaz, MD, Dr, PH, Professor and Program Director of Environmental/Occupational Health Sciences at LSU Health New…

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  • Persistent Zika Virus Detection in Semen in a Traveler Returning to the United Kingdom from Brazil, 2016

    Posted on December 1, 2016

    Zika virus is normally transmitted by mosquitoes, but cases of sexual transmission have been reported. A patient with symptomatic Zika virus infection had the virus detected in semen for 92 days.

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  • Zika Update - November 2016

    Posted on November 1, 2016

    Even though colder temperatures have arrived in many areas, Zika virus transmission continues to be a concern in parts of the globe, including the United States. CDC is closely coordinating with Texas and local officials to increase surveillance and vector control efforts in the…

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  • Northwest Iowa West Nile Death Raises Concern, But Not Panic

    Posted on October 29, 2016

    After the death of an elderly northwest Iowa resident was linked to West Nile virus, state and local health officials are urging people to protect themselves from the mosquito bites that can spread the illness. “Fall is actually the time we see the most mosquito-related problems…

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  • Test Confirms Traveler Infected with Zika Virus

    Posted on October 28, 2016

    The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed a case of Zika virus found in a non-pregnant woman who traveled to the British Virgin Islands. This case brings the total number of travel-related cases found in Missouri to 31. Ways to avoid mosquito bites while…

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  • Zika Likely Here to Stay, Says CDC Director

    Posted on October 27, 2016

    According to the Miami Herald, Dr. Frieden told the crowd, “Here’s the plain truth: that Zika and other diseases spread by Aedes Aegypti [mosquito species] are really not controllable with current technologies. So we will see this become endemic.”

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  • More Travel-Related Zika Cases Reported in Florida

    Posted on October 27, 2016

    Florida’s tally of travel-related cases is climbing but the state reported no additional cases of homegrown Zika on Monday, health officials say. The seven new cases of travel-related Zika involve three in Miami-Dade County, two in Broward and two cases involving pregnant women…

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  • Tarrant County Confirms First West Nile Virus Death of 2016

    Posted on October 26, 2016

    Tarrant County health officials are reporting the county’s first death related to West Nile virus of the 2016 season Wednesday. The victim was a “senior adult” with underlying health conditions, according to Tarrant County Public Health, although additional information was not…

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  • Hurricane Aftermath Makes for Mosquitoes, Lots and Lots of Them

    Posted on October 25, 2016

    Hurricane Matthew didn’t just bring down trees and power lines as it blew through coastal Georgia. The storm that hit Liberty County on Oct. 7 also led to what County Officials termed “a huge onslaught of mosquitoes.” If you must be outside, wear light colored clothes and use an…

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  • Northwest Iowa Resident's Death First from West Nile Since 2010

    Posted on October 25, 2016

    The Iowa Department of Public Health has confirmed the death of an elderly northwest Iowa resident from the West Nile Virus. Doctor Patricia Quinlisk, the department’s medical director, says this is the first West Nile death in the state since 2010, and it comes as cases have…

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