Tag Archives: Zika

CDC study estimates 20-fold increase in certain types of birth defects in pregnancies with possible Zika infection compared with pre-Zika years – Media Statement October 17th, 2024Eldridge Nelson

CDC study estimates 20-fold increase in certain types of birth defects in pregnancies with possible Zika infection compared with pre-Zika years – Media Statement

October 17, 2024News & Updates20fold, Birth, Certain, compared, defects, Estimates, increase, infection, Media, Possible, pregnancies, preZika, Statement, Study, Types, years, ZikaEldridge Nelson

The proportion of Zika-affected pregnancies with birth defects is approximately 20-fold higher compared with the proportion of pregnancies seen in 2013-2014, which is before Zika was introduced into the Americas, according to an article published today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

CDC adds 4 countries to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus – Media Statement September 19th, 2024Lynn Donnell

CDC adds 4 countries to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus – Media Statement

September 19, 2024News & UpdatesAdds, Countries, Guidance, interim, Media, related, Statement, Travel, virus, ZikaLynn Donnell

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing spread of Zika virus?. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Maldives and Solomon Islands.

Level 2 – Zika in the state of Maharashtra, India September 1st, 2024Mary Moore

Level 2 – Zika in the state of Maharashtra, India

September 1, 2024News & UpdatesIndia, Level, Maharashtra, State, ZikaMary Moore

There is an outbreak of Zika in the state of Maharashtra, India. All travelers to Maharashtra should take steps to prevent mosquito bites and sexual transmission of Zika virus during and after travel.

CDC updates Zika travel guidance for pregnant women to not travel to any area with Zika risk – Media Statement June 12th, 2024Edith Scott

CDC updates Zika travel guidance for pregnant women to not travel to any area with Zika risk – Media Statement

June 12, 2024News & UpdatesArea, Guidance, Media, Pregnant, Risk, Statement, Travel, Updates, Women, ZikaEdith Scott

CDC has updated its Zika travel guidance and now recommends that pregnant women not travel to any area where there is a risk of Zika virus infection, including areas where the virus has been newly introduced or reintroduced and local mosquito-borne transmission is ongoing; areas where the virus was present before 2015 (endemic) and there … Continue reading CDC updates Zika travel guidance for pregnant women to not travel to any area with Zika risk – Media Statement →

CDC Telebriefing: Zika update – Media Advisory June 10th, 2024Mary Quinn

CDC Telebriefing: Zika update – Media Advisory

June 10, 2024News & UpdatesAdvisory, Media, Telebriefing, Update, ZikaMary Quinn

CDC and FDA provide an update on potential increased risk of Zika virus in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.

CDC identifies potential risk of Zika virus transmission since June 15, 2016, in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties – Media Statement June 10th, 2024Debra Boyland

CDC identifies potential risk of Zika virus transmission since June 15, 2016, in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties – Media Statement

June 10, 2024News & Updates2016, Beach, Broward, Counties, identifies, June, Media, MiamiDade, Palm, Potential, Risk, Since, Statement, transmission, virus, ZikaDebra Boyland

CDC has identified a potential risk of Zika virus transmission starting on June, 15, 2016, to present in Miami-Dade County, Florida, that also could affect risk for residents of Broward and Palm Beach counties.

About 1 in 10 U.S. pregnant women with confirmed Zika infection had a fetus or baby with birth defects in 2016 – Press Release May 31st, 2024Walter Kennedy

About 1 in 10 U.S. pregnant women with confirmed Zika infection had a fetus or baby with birth defects in 2016 – Press Release

May 31, 2024News & Updates2016, About, Baby, Birth, Confirmed, defects, fetus, infection, Pregnant, Press, Release, U.S., Women, ZikaWalter Kennedy

Of the 250 pregnant women who had confirmed Zika infection in 2016, 24 – or about 1 in 10 of them – had a fetus or baby with Zika-related birth defects, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – Zika Virus – Transcript May 29th, 2024Susan Rudolph

CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report – Zika Virus – Transcript

May 29, 2024News & UpdatesReport, Signs, Telebriefing, Transcript, virus, Vital, ZikaSusan Rudolph

New Vital Signs Report – Possible Zika virus infections in 44 U.S. states: What can healthcare providers do to help protect pregnant women and their babies?

Zika Virus: Protecting Pregnant Women and Babies May 27th, 2024Edward Sullivan

Zika Virus: Protecting Pregnant Women and Babies

May 27, 2024News & UpdatesBabies, Pregnant, Protecting, virus, Women, ZikaEdward Sullivan

About 1 in 10 U.S. pregnant women with confirmed Zika had a fetus or baby with birth defects in 2016. Nearly 1,300 pregnant women with evidence of possible Zika infection were reported in 44 US states in 2016.

CDC updates guidance on interpretation of Zika testing results for pregnant women – Press Release April 21st, 2024Maria Villarreal

CDC updates guidance on interpretation of Zika testing results for pregnant women – Press Release

April 21, 2024News & UpdatesGuidance, interpretation, Pregnant, Press, Release, Results, testing, Updates, Women, ZikaMaria Villarreal

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued a Health Alert Notice with updated guidance for healthcare professionals to interpret Zika test results for women who live in, or frequently travel (daily or weekly) to areas with a CDC Zika travel notice.