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LOCUS KX766029 10749 bp RNA linear VRL 26-AUG-2016 DEFINITION Zika virus isolate R116265, complete genome. ACCESSION KX766029 VERSION KX766029.1 GI:1059853344 KEYWORDS . SOURCE Zika virus ORGANISM Zika virus Viruses; ssRNA viruses; ssRNA positive-strand viruses, no DNA stage; Flaviviridae; Flavivirus. REFERENCE 1 (bases 1 to 10749) AUTHORS Lanciotti,R.S. TITLE Direct Submission JOURNAL Submitted (23-AUG-2016) Diagnostic & Reference Laboratory, Arbovirus Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, 3150 Rampart Road, Fort Collins, CO 80521,…

JCVI has released a full 2016 Zika sequences from mosquitoes in Chiapas, Mexico.

UT Galveston has released a full 2015 Mexico sequence, MEX_I_7, that is closely related to the District of Columbia severe brain atrophy case, FB-GWUH/2016 case.

InDRE released two partial Zika sequences from 46M in Chiapas,Mexico collected Nov 30, 2015 which exactly matches sequence from fetal brain collected from Washington DC traveler (FB-GWUH/2016), infected while on vacation (Nov 2015) that included travel to Mexico and Guatemala.

Zika cases increase in Mexico; Chiapas and Oaxaca states most affectedPhoto of a mosquito Aedes aegypti, suspected of causing zika virus under a microscope in the Fiocruz Institute of Recife, state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Photo taken on Jan. 27, 2016. (AP Photo / Felipe Dana, File) (Felipe Dana / AP)Zika cases increase in Mexico; Chiapas and Oaxaca states most affected Until 18 March have confirmed 160 indigenous cases of Zika virus infection in Mexico, 30 of them in pregnant women, according to the latest report from the Department of Epidemiology. From 11 to 18 March, total cases increased from 151 to 160 and infections in pregnant women increased from 25 to 30. Chiapas …

InDRE releases full Zika sequences from Feb 26 collections from saliva and CSF from 22F in Chiapas.

It would be necessary to develop a vaccine and efficient diagnosis Urged to change strategy against zika for its possible relationship with microcephaly César Arellano García Newspaper La Jornada Tuesday March 15, 2016, p. 35The expansion of the Zika virus in the Americas, and its association with microcephaly in infants and Guillain-Barre syndrome, involves great challenges in public health on a global scale, as demonstrated a causal relationship would be necessary for the authorities and health agencies adopt a new strategy, different from the one used against dengue, which is also transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes aegypti . Rosa Maria del Angel Nunez, head …

Mexico update 121 confirmed Zika cases http://www.aztecanoticias.com.mx/notas/salud/245095/121-casos-de-zika-en-todo-el-pais-salud

Mexico has confirmed 11 pregnant women are infected with the Zika virus, out of a total of 121 cases, the government said on Monday. http://in.reuters.com/article/us-health-zika-mexico-idINKCN0W33CR?feedType=RSS&feedName=health&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FINhealth+(News+%2F+IN+%2F+Health)

Mexico reported 80 cases of Zika, including six pregnant: SSAMost cases occur in Chiapas and Oaxaca, with 45 and 25, respectively; cases of pregnant women, 4 are recorded in Chiapas, one in Oaxaca and one in Veracruz, according to the Directorate General of Epidemiology, SSA.Reuters 8:17 a.m. Last updated 8:18 a.m.http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/nacional/mexico-reporta-80-casos-de-zika-incluidas-seis-embarazadas-ssa.html

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, in February. 8, 2016.- The number of registered cases of Zika in our country was raised to 65. According to the epidemiological bulletin of the Ministry of Health on Monday, the entity that has the largest number of laboratory confirmed cases is 35 Chiapas, Oaxaca after 21, and Nuevo Leon 4. Guerrero, Jalisco, Sinaloa, Veracruz and Yucatan Zika recorded a case of each. http://noticieros.televisa.com/mexico/1602/suman-65-casos-zika-mexico-35-chiapas/?platform=hootsuite

Confirmed Zike cases in Mexico increase to 37 http://www.cnnexpansion.com/economia/2016/02/03/se-eleva-a-84-casos-de-contagio-de-zika-en-mexico-salud

Zika Suspected In Police In Tulum Quintana Roo (near Yucatan) http://sipse.com/novedades/zika-cancun-dengue-chikungunya-sesa-cerco-sanitario-quintana-roo-oms-salud-quintana-roo-188826.html

Life | Tue Jan 26, 2016 4:02pm ESTRelated: HEALTH, MEXICOMexico says 'no justification' for delaying pregnancies over ZikaMEXICO CITY | BY RODOLFO PENA ROJA There is currently "no justification" for asking Mexican women to postpone getting pregnant because of an outbreak of the mosquito-born virus Zika, a senior Mexican Health Ministry official said on Tuesday. Zika, which has spread across the Americas, has been linked to brain damage in thousands of babies in Brazil, leading health authorities in Colombia and El Salvador to advise women against getting pregnant for anywhere up to two years. There are 18 cases of Zika in Mexico, with 13 in the southern state of Chi…

Zika virus diagnosed in ReynosaStoryCommentsPrintCreate a hardcopy of this pageFont Size:Default font sizeLarger font size MGN Online Buy this photo Posted: Friday, January 29, 2016 9:25 pm By KRISTIAN HERNANDEZ STAFF WRITER The first case of the Zika virus has been confirmed in the Mexican border city of Reynosa, just a few miles south of the Texas-Mexico border. The Reynosa man traveled to Colombia to visit family over the holidays and contracted the virus, according to officials with the Mexican Health Department. This is one of 15 cases confirmed across Mexico and one of three that were imported to the neighboring country. Hidalgo County Health and Human Service…

MEXICO: 18 confirmed cases of Zika. http://www.newsamericasnow.com/zika-americas-by-the-numbers/?utm_source=+NANjan292016&utm_campaign=nan&utm_medium=email