Zika Virus

Pregnancy Outcomes After Maternal Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy — U.S. Territories, January 1, 2016–April 25, 2017 Early Release / June 8, 2017 / 66 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6623e1.htm?s_cid=mm6623e1_w

Zika situation report http://who.int/emergencies/zika-virus/situation-report/8-september-2016/en/ 8 September 2016 Zika virus, Microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome Read the full situation report Download the map png, 663kb List of countries and territories reporting mosquito-borne Zika virus transmission (Table 1.) png, 49kb Key updates Countries and territories reporting mosquito-borne Zika virus infections for the first time in the past week: None Malaysia has reported one locally acquired mosquito-borne Zika infection in the past week. Prior to this, the only evidence of Zik…

Zika causality statement 7 September 2016 Zika virus infection: update on the evidence for a causal link to congenital brain abnormalities and Guillain-Barré syndrome1 Update of WHO Statement published on 31 March 2016 Since 2013, an unexpected rise in the number of reported cases of the neurological disorder Guillain-Barré syndrome2 (GBS) in French Polynesia, Brazil and other countries in the Americas led specialists to infer a link with an ongoing outbreak of Zika virus infection. Reports of unexpected increases in cases of microcephaly in north-eastern Brazil also led to the suggestion of a link to Zika virus infection in late 2015. On 1 Decemb…

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and HygieneVolume 46, Issue 5, September 1952, Pages 521–534 Communication Zika virus (II). Pathogenicity and physical properties ☆G.W.A Dick Show moreChoose an option to locate/access this article: doi:10.1016/0035-9203(52)90043-6 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0035920352900436

Vertical Transmission of Zika Virus in Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes http://www.ajtmh.org/content/early/2016/08/23/ajtmh.16-0448

Zika situation report 4 August 2016 Zika virus, Microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome Read the full situation report http://who.int/emergencies/zika-virus/situation-report/4-august-2016/en/ Download the map pdf, 400kb Download Countries and territories reporting mosquito-borne Zika virus transmission (Table 1.) png, 146kb

Zika situation report21 July 2016Zika virus, Microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndromeRead the full situation reporthttp://who.int/emergencies/zika-virus/situation-report/21-july-2016/en/

Zika situation report14 July 2016Zika virus, Microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndromeRead the full situation reporthttp://who.int/emergencies/zika-virus/situation-report/14-july-2016/en/

7 July 2016Zika virus, Microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndromeRead the full situation reporthttp://www.who.int/emergencies/zika-virus/situation-report/7-july-2016/en/

Utility of a Dengue-Derived Monoclonal Antibody to Enhance Zika Infection In VitroJULY 5, 2016 · RESEARCH ARTICLEhttp://currents.plos.org/outbreaks/article/obk-16-0032-utility-of-a-dengue-derived-monoclonal-antibody-to-enhance-zika-infection-in-vitro/

Zika situation report30 June 2016Zika virus, Microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndromeRead the full situation reporthttp://www.who.int/emergencies/zika-virus/situation-report/30-june-2016/en/

Zika Is the ‘Most Difficult’ Emergency Health Response Ever, CDC Official SaysHow the virus is spread, its disproportionate danger for pregnant women, and the delay in its worst effects combine to make this outbreak particularly tough. JULIE BECK 7:00 AM ET http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/06/zika-is-the-most-difficult-emergency-health-response-ever-says-cdc-official/488579/

Zika situation report23 June 2016Zika virus, Microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndromeRead the full situation reporthttp://www.who.int/emergencies/zika-virus/situation-report/23-june-2016/en/

Special Communication | June 20, 2016What Does Zika Virus Mean for the Children of the Americas? FREE ONLINE FIRSTPeter J. Hotez, MD, PhD1,2,3,4,5[-] Author Affiliations1Department of Pediatrics, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 2Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 3Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, Houston 4Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas 5James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston, Texas http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/art…

Zika virus outbreak global response Updated 17 June 2016 WHO/PAHO and partners have set out their strategic response to Zika which will place a greater focus on preventing and managing medical complications caused by Zika virus infection. To date, US$121.9 million are necessary to effectively implement the Zika Strategic Response Plan, July 2016 to December 2017. Read the "Strategic Response Plan"The revised Zika Strategic Response Plan includes a greater focus on preventing and managing medical complications caused by Zika virus infection and expanding health systems’ capacities for that purpose. Risk communication targeting pregnant women, their partners, households and…

Zika situation report16 June 2016Zika virus, Microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndromeRead the full situation report The third meeting of the Emergency Committee (EC) regarding microcephaly and other neurological disordersThe third meeting of the Emergency Committee (EC) convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) regarding microcephaly, other neurological disorders and Zika virus was held by teleconference on 14 June 2016. The committee concurred with the international scientific consensus that Zika virus is a cause of microcephaly and GBS, and, consequently, that Zika virus infection and its associated congenital and other neurologi…

Prevention of sexual transmission of Zika virusInterim guidanceShare PrintAuthors: World Health Organization Publication detailsNumber of pages: 5 Publication date: Updated 7 June 2016 Languages: English WHO reference number:WHO/ZIKV/MOC/16.1 Rev.2 DownloadsPrevention of sexual transmission of Zika virushttp://www.who.int/csr/resources/publications/zika/sexual-transmission-prevention/en/

Zika situation report9 June 2016Zika virus, Microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndromeRead the full situation reporthttp://www.who.int/emergencies/zika-virus/situation-report/9-june-2016/en/

CORRESPONDENCE Evidence of Sexual Transmission of Zika VirusN Engl J Med 2016; 374:2195-2198June 2, 2016DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1604449 http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc1604449

Zika situation report http://www.who.int/emergencies/zika-virus/situation-report/2-june-2016/en/ 2 June 2016 Zika virus, Microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndromeRead the full situation report

Prevention of sexual transmission of Zika virusInterim guidanceShare PrintAuthors: World Health Organization Publication detailsNumber of pages: 5 Publication date: Updated 30 May 2016 Languages: English WHO reference number:WHO/ZIKV/MOC/16.1 Rev.1 http://who.int/csr/resources/publications/zika/sexual-transmission-prevention/en/

Zika virus outbreak global responseInterim reportShare PrintAuthors: World Health Organization Publication detailsNumber of pages: 14 Publication date: 27 May 2016 Languages: English WHO reference number: WHO/ZIKV/SRF/1.2 DownloadsRead the reporthttp://who.int/emergencies/zika-virus/response/report/en/

Zika situation report26 May 2016Zika virus, Microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndromeRead the full situation reporthttp://www.who.int/emergencies/zika-virus/situation-report/26-may-2016/en/