Senate Appropriations Hearing On Zika Funding - 10 AM Feb 11

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Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: Hearing on Emerging Health Threats and the Zika Supplemental Funding Request

http://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/labor-health-and-human-services-and-education-hearing-on-emerging-health-threats-and-the-zika-supplemental-funding-request

Date: Thursday, February 11, 2016Add to my CalendarTime: 10:00 AMLocation: Dirksen Senate Office Building 138

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Agenda

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Hearing to review emerging health threats and the Zika supplemental request

Witnesses

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1. Thomas R. Frieden, M.D.
   Director
   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    
2. Anthony Fauci, M.D.
   Director
   National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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Live Stream

 

http://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/labor-health-and-human-services-and-education-hearing-on-emerging-health-threats-and-the-zika-supplemental-funding-request

 

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SD 138

http://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/labor-health-and-human-services-and-education-hearing-on-emerging-health-threats-and-the-zika-supplemental-funding-request

 

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Thomas R. Frieden, M.D.

Chikungunya spread rapidly in Puerto Rico in 2014.

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Microcephaly explosion unprecedented.

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40 Million Americans travel to Zika infected countries every year.

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US territories (Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa) expect spread as well as areas in US such as Texas and Florida,which may lead to microcephaly cases.

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US detection test developed in a few weeks because of US funding support..

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MMWR and NEJM papers yesterday show strong linkage between Zika and microcephaly.

 

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Anthony Fauci, M.D.

Rubella vaccine example of success to control virus that affects unborn children.

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Phase I Zika vaccine slated for late summer.

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$500,000,000 of appropriation targets Puerto Rico.

Due to risk and microcephaly as well as vector control.

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