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Aug 19

4 min read

Zika Vaccine Candidate Granted FDA Fast Track Status

Moderna mRNA-1893 vaccine candidate is for the prevention of Zika virus infection in healthy adults

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Aug 16

5 min read

Microcephaly Risk May Depend on Pregnant Women’s Antibodies

Zika virus confirmed in 16 pregnant women by Florida in 2019

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Fact checked by Kelley Lu, PharmD

Aug 7

4 min read

Travel-Related Zika Cases August 2019

Zika virus cases have been confirmed in California, Florida, Idaho, Nebraska, New York, and Utah during 2019

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Aug 4

5 min read

Preexisting Dengue and Zika Infection May Not Reduce Secondary Health Risks

Zika virus infection while pregnant creates health risks for unborn children

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Aug 1

6 min read

Neuroimaging Found Abnormalities in Infants Exposed to Zika In Utero

Neuroimaging of antenatally Zika exposed infants is important in a comprehensive evaluation

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Clinical Trials

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Jul 31

3 min read

NIH and University of Maryland Conducting Universal Mosquito-Borne Diseases Vaccine Study

hVIVO AGS-v PLUS is a universal mosquito-borne diseases vaccine candidate

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Jul 30

6 min read

Zika in Mexico Found ‘Vertically Transmitted’

Natural vertical transmission of Zika virus in wild mosquito populations found in Brazil and Mexico

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Jul 28

6 min read

When A Biological Zika Diagnosis Matters

Neurologic (neuroZika) manifestations of Zika virus infections are complex to diagnosis

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Jul 27

3 min read

‘Bugapalooza’ Launches at the National Museum of Health and Medicine

Pentagon increases vector-borne disease awareness

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Jul 25

4 min read

CRISPR-Cas9 Gene-Editing May Lead to a Zika Treatment

Tel Aviv University showed IFI6 delivered high levels of protection against the Zika virus

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