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Revision to CDC’s Zika Travel Notices: Minimal Likelihood for Mosquito-Borne Zika Virus Transmission at Elevations Above 2,000 MetersEarly Release / March 11, 2016 / 65 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6510e1er.htm?s_cid=mm6510e1er_w

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Pregnant Zika case in Napa County California increases the US total to 12 HI ex-Brazil (baby delivered with severe microcephaly) IL ex-Honduras (miscarriage) IL ex-Haiti DC NY FL FL FL CA FL WA (baby delivered and negative for Zika) CA ex-Central America

Examining the U.S. Public Health Response to the Zika VirusWednesday, March 2, 2016 - 10:15amLocation: 2322 RayburnExamining the U.S. Public Health Response to the Zika VirusSubcommittees: Oversight and Investigations (114th Congress)WitnessesDr. Luciana Borio Assistant Commissioner for Counterterrorism Policy, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Witness StatementTruth in Testimony and CVMr. Joseph M. Conlon Technical Advisor, American Mosquito Control Association Witness StatementTruth in Testimony and CVDr. Anthony Fauci Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health Witness StatementTruth in Testimony and CVDr. Thomas R. Fr…

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES:Preliminary Observations on the Zika Virus OutbreakGAO-16-470T: Published: Mar 2, 2016. Publicly Released: Mar 2, 2016.http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-470T?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Media Statement For Immediate Release Monday, February 29, 2016 Contact: CDC Media Relations 404-639-3286 CDC adds 2 destinations to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus‎ transmission. Today, CDC added the following destinations to the Zika virus travel notices: St. Vincent and the Grenadines & Sint Maarten. CDC has issued a travel notice (Level 2-Practice Enhanced Precautions) for people traveling to regions and certain countries where Zika virus …

On Friday the CDC cited nine Zika confirmed pregnant cases in the United States, with 10 more under investigation. Media reports had described nine cases. HI (baby delivered with severe microcephaly) IL 2 (at least 1 was a miscarriage) DC NY FL 3 CA Today the number of reported Zika pregnancies increased to 11 FL WA (baby delivered and negative for Zika)

Transmission of Zika Virus Through Sexual Contact with Travelers to Areas of Ongoing Transmission — Continental United States, 2016> > Zika virus infection has been confirmed in three non-travelling women whose only known risk factor was sexual contact with an ill male partner who had recently traveled to an area of ongoing Zika virus transmission. Following publication of CDC’s interim guidance on the prevention of sexual transmission of Zika virus on February 5, 2016, CDC received reports of 14 instances of suspected sexual transmission of Zika virus. Among these, two laboratory-confirmed cases and four probable cases of Zika virus disease have been identified amo…

Media Statement For Immediate Release Friday, February 26, 2016 Contact: CDC Media Relations 404-639-3286 New CDC Laboratory Test for Zika Virus Authorized for Emergency Use by FDA Emergency action expected to bolster US laboratory capacity for Zika testing In response to a request from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a diagnostic tool for Zika virus that will be distributed to qualified laboratories and, in the United States, those that are certified to perform high-complexity…

Media Statement For Immediate Release Friday, February 26, 2016 Contact: CDC Media Relations 404-639-3286 CDC issues advice for travel to the 2016 Summer Olympic Games Today, CDC issued advice for people planning travel to the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21, 2016, and to the 2016 Paralympic Games scheduled forSeptember 7 to September 18, 2016. These recommendations provide information to travelers to help them take steps to stay safe and healthy during their trips. CDC’s travel guidance for the Olympi…

February 26, 2016> > Zika Virus Infection Among U.S. Pregnant Travelers — August 2015–February 2016> > Transmission of Zika Virus Through Sexual Contact with Travelers to Areas of Ongoing Transmission — Continental United States, 2016> > CDC Media Relations> 404-639-3286> > > > > The MMWR is embargoed until 1:30PM ET> > > > > Synopsis for February 26, 2016> > > > > Zika Virus Infection Among U.S. Pregnant Travelers — August 2015–February 2016> > After reports of microcephaly and other adverse pregnancy outcomes in infants of mothers infected with Zika virus during pregnancy, CDC issued a travel alert …

The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is investigating two presumptive cases of imported Zika virus in the state. Both suspected cases are from individuals who recently traveled to a Caribbean country. Results from DHH lab tests performed on samples taken from the patients were positive for Zika virus, http://www.katc.com/story/31200189/dhh-investigating-two-possible-cases-of-zika-virus-in-louisiana

THE ZIKA VIRUS: COORDINATION OF A MULTI-AGENCY RESPONSEHEARING DATE: FEBRUARY 24, 2016 2:00 PM 2154 RAYBURN HOBhttps://oversight.house.gov/hearing/the-zika-virus-coordination-of-a-multi-agency-response/

The CDC press release describes 14 additional clusters involving local transmission of Zika via sexual encounters.These are in addition to the initial confirmation in Dallas Texas. If all encounters are confirmed for both partners,the number local transmission in the US will increase from 1 to 15 and the number of people involved in these clusters will increase from 2 to 30,which is a significant percentage of the US Zika cases.

Media report cites a suspect case of sexual transmission of Zika in Dallas. http://cw39.com/2016/02/03/the-bloody-truth-about-zika-virus/

http://www.dallascounty.org/department/hhs/documents/DCHHS_Zika_HealthAdvisory_20160202_final.pdf

Update: Interim Guidelines for Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus — United States, 2016 Recommend on FacebookTweet This is an official CDC HEALTH ADVISORY Distributed via the CDC Health Alert Network February 23, 2016, 14:15 EST (2:15 PM EST) CDCHAN-00388 http://emergency.cdc.gov/han/han00388.asp

CDC Cites Multiple Examples of Likely Male to Female Zika Sexual Transmission In US

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is reporting the state’s third and fourth cases of Zika virus in returning travelers – a 56-year-old Butler County woman returning from Guyana, and a 60- year-old Licking County man returning from Haiti. https://www.odh.ohio.gov/~/media/ODH/ASSETS/Files/news/Two New Ohio Zika Cases 2016.pdf

DCHHS update on 2 Zika confirmed cases cites four more suspect cases.