Sentences with word «zika»

«The whole world has been in urgent need of a serological method to distinguish dengue virus from Zika virus infections, and this the first to have such high sensitivity and specificity in dengue - endemic regions,» said Eva Harris, study co-author and UC Berkeley professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology at the School of Public Health.

She said the study also suggests that co-infection with chikungunya inhibits infection of Zika virus in the Aedes aegypti mosquito, meaning that one virus may outcompete another in mosquitoes, which could have an impact on the epidemiology of two mosquito - borne viruses circulating at the same time.

Four cases of Zika infection in Florida were probably acquired via the bite of local mosquitoes, the state's health department announced July 29.

Help women in areas in the U.S. with Zika virus outbreaks access reproductive health choices and services, including abortion, family planning, and contraception

For example, NIAID's Vaccine Research Center quickly developed a candidate DNA vaccine for Zika virus with the same platform used previously for a related flavivirus, West Nile virus.

This discovery has led the global health community to question whether A. albopictus will exacerbate the rate and number of Zika outbreaks as we enter deeper into mosquito season.

«New mouse model to aid testing of Zika vaccine, therapeutics: Model mimics aspects of infection in people.»

By analyzing social media in real time, researchers were able to identify conversations about Zika virus vaccines and pinpoint the conspiracy theories being discussed.

As of April 5, 2017, the World Health Organization reported 223 confirmed, locally transmitted Zika cases in the US, as well as 5,393 imported cases.

«These findings certainly raise optimism that the development of a safe and effective vaccine against Zika virus for humans may be successful,» he said.

«We urgently need a safe and effective vaccine to protect people from Zika virus infection as the virus continues to spread,» said Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in a statement announcing the study.

Updated statement as of September 1, 2016 Even as Zika virus outbreaks continue to be identified in the U.S. and abroad, HMBANA affirms that donor human milk is safe for even the most vulnerable

At least 20,000 infected by Zika virus in Colombia Women account for 63.6 percent of the cases, of whom at least 2,000 are pregnant.

This includes people who have had symptoms of an infection in the last four weeks, people who have had sexual contact with someone who has traveled to or lived in an area with Zika transmission during the last three months, and people who have traveled to affected regions during the last four weeks.

Haddow is doing more research on Zika as well.

Florida is home to many people who have emigrated from countries in Central and South America dealing with Zika epidemics or who travel to these countries, potentially exposing them to the virus.

It's very unlikely that she was infected by a bite by a mosquito that first bit her husband; the three tropical Aedes mosquito species known to transmit Zika don't live in northern Colorado, and moreover, the virus has to complete a 2 - week life cycle within the insect before it can infect the next human; Foy's wife fell ill just 9 days after his return.

Whether a community is made up of people who spend their days entirely outside or those who rarely see sunshine, the amount of time residents spend outdoors can affect how Zika virus spreads throughout the population.

The CDC advises pregnant women not to travel to an area where Zika transmission is ongoing, and to use insect repellent and wear long pants and long - sleeved shirts if they are in those areas.

The overlap between Zika cases in pregnant women and an increase in babies born with microcephaly strongly suggested that the virus targets stem cells in the developing human brain, but why and how has remained a mystery.

Despite vaccines and efforts to eradicate the pesky insects, they continue to infect humans with feared diseases like Zika virus, malaria and West Nile virus.

Given the information we have, potentially over a million cases of Zika caused by mosquito transmission versus two cases of sexual transmission, the additional risk appears small.

The impact of congenital Zika syndrome on families will be substantial and will last a lifetime, given its severity and uncertainty about long - term outcomes for infants.

However, travelers who contract Zika while traveling may have medical coverage for illness related to the virus, regardless of whether or not they were pregnant.

The White House will redirect more than half - a-billion dollars from its cache of Ebola funds to address the emerging Zika threat because the mosquito - borne virus is likely to soon make its way to the United States.

However, the danger of mosquito - borne Zika infection for pregnant American women became more imminent this month, with two neighborhoods in the Miami area reporting cases of locally acquired infection.

If mosquitoes carrying Zika make their way to Missouri, that doesn't mean there will be an outbreak.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is calling on the Department of Health and Human Services to use its funds to fight Zika instead of paying for ObamaCare outreach.

The new numbers, published Friday in a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, underscore the challenge of preventing Zika from spreading to pregnant women and their fetuses.

«We're not going to get Zika transmission in Wisconsin.

Because Zika targets the cells that generate tumor cells, it might prevent tumors from recurring.

Countries and territories that currently have active Zika outbreaks include:

«We decided that the best thing for the community was that information be made available as widely as possible and freely available,» says David O'Connor, whose group at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, is furthest along in studying Zika infection of pregnant monkeys.

Nearly 94 percent of all pregnancies remained viable when a mock infection was introduced during the first trimester, while the viability of fetuses after Zika infection was reduced, regardless of which strain was used.

Dengue antibodies were measured at the time patients presented with Zika symptoms for the first time, as a way of assessing pre-existing immunity to dengue.

In addition, the honourable minister of health has directed Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) to include Zika virus diagnosis as part of ongoing effort to manage Lassa Fever outbreak in the country.

Wide - angle fundus image (RetCam) of the left eye of a child with congenital Zika syndrome showing large chorioretinal scar in the macular region.

Critical Illness Rider — If the insured has a policy that includes a critical illness rider, they may be able to make a claim if Zika causes Guillain - Barre syndrome, as long as the syndrome is included as one of the illnesses covered.

The goal is to figure out ways to combat Zika as quickly as possible without placing an undue burden on research primates.

Among the reasons such a test is needed, according to the researchers, is that many people infected with Zika don't know they're infected.

Congressional leaders have a tentative deal that would resolve a fight over Zika funding that's bogged down a short - term government spending bill — but a handful of other provisions in the stopgap measure remain far from resolved.

The authors emphasize that clinicians should continue to consider testing for Zika RNA when a definitive diagnosis has not been reached.

There has been a 20-fold increase in the number of babies born with this condition, known as microcephaly, since Zika first appeared in Brazil in May 2015.

The team also detected Zika virus in the fetal brains of mice, and that infection was associated with fetal weight loss.

The rare autoimmune disease can lead to paralysis, and recently it appears to be occurring more frequently than usual within at least eight countries and territories reporting Zika outbreaks.

MORE QUEUES Concerns over Zika in the United States have abated but are not gone.

«When Zika broke into the main media in the U.S., especially the [World Health Organization] and [U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention] recommendations, Airbnb took a really proactive approach to inform any guest of any recommendations» from the agencies, stresses Tristao.

New York City health officials are gearing up to make Zika blood tests available to pregnant women who have traveled to countries where the mosquito - borne disease is flourishing.

«We need reliable laboratory diagnostics, particularly in outbreak regions like Brazil for two reasons,» explains Prof Felix Drexler, who conducts Zika research at the Charité in Berlin.

In the study, Moderna's Zika mRNA vaccine was evaluated in addition to a live - attenuated vaccine candidate developed by the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB).