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ID Break: MDR Infections in Hospitals; Prison HCV Lawsuit; Edited Mosquitoes

News and commentary from the world of infectious diseases

ID Break: Panera Pulls Cream Cheese; 15 Years of PEPFAR; Zika Vax on Fast Track

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I.D. Break: Opdivo for HIV; Bacteria in Space

News and commentary from the world of infectious diseases

Patients with Guillain-Barre Also Had Zika Infection (JAMA)

Study adds to research about a potential link between the two

Morning Break: Downside of Cancer Ads; Quit Wrecking My Health Care; Lies About Lice

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff

U.S. Olympians Came Home with Medals – and Arboviruses

Cases of dengue, chikungunya, and West Nile, but not Zika

This Week in Zika: DNA Vax Safe, Protective in Phase 1 Trials

Also, FDA approves first Zika test to screen blood donations

Zika Vax Promising in Phase 1 Trial

Interim analysis of phase I trial shows vaccine was protective, safe

Hepatitis A Outbreak to Greet IDWeek

Homeless bear brunt of disease; delegates at low risk

Serum Dipstick Test Detects Zika and Dengue (Science Translational Medicine)

Test ID'd both viruses with no cross-reactivity

This Week in Zika: Sex Worse than Mosquito Bite for Fetal Infection?

Also, saliva of infected infants holds diagnostic potential

This Week in Zika: FDA Takes Steps to Improve Test Performance

Also, Zika may be undetectable in semen of some symptomatic men

Eye Problems Independent of Microcephaly in Zika Babies (JAMA Pediatrics)

Suggests all infants exposed to Zika might need vision screening

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Morning Break: Zika Done in Puerto Rico; AHCA Re-Vote? Another Tattoo Risk

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Morning Break: Tainted Trials; $40K/Yr Concierge Practice; Reality TV: Diabetes

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Morning Break: Hot Drugs; Finding Alternatives to Opioids; Big Bang at Vanderbilt

Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Mosquitos Locked and Loaded Against Zika (CNN)

Florida experiments with bacterial payloads

HIV Pioneer Mark Wainberg Dies

Passion for justice made him a leading figure

This Week in Zika: CV Symptoms Observed in Adults with Zika

Also, CDC adds travel advisory for four new countries

This Week in Zika: Large Increase in U.S. Birth Defects Observed

Also, 26 more species of mosquitoes could transmit Zika

Zika: What Do We Know a Year Later?

SMFM session offers recap; also, more recent Zika research

This Week in Zika: First Local U.S. Zika Case Had Dermatitis

Also, NIAID stresses need for continued Zika research

Make the Diagnosis: An Excavator's Emergency

Case Findings: A 52-year-old African American man went to urgent care 2 weeks after returning home from a visit to an archaeological site in Utah. He complained of pneumonia-like symptoms including pleuritic chest pain, a dry cough, fever, arthralgia, and myalgia. However, when he developed a rash of smooth plaques he grew concerned it was more serious. Can you diagnose the patient?

FDA Issues Alert on Commercial Serological Test for Zika

Higher number of false positives observed at one lab company

Top Medical News of 2016

Leaders in research and clinical practice make their picks

Zika 'Replicates and Persists' in Fetal Brain, Placenta

Study strengthens tie to microcephaly

This Week in Zika: Cases of Postnatal Microcephaly

WHO traces disease lineages; new molecular test

This Week in Zika: No Longer a PHEIC, Says WHO

Pandemic still a concern but different response needed

FDA-Mandated Zika Blood Testing Catches Few Infected Donations

Red Cross questions cost-effectiveness of screening

Morning Break: Deadly Air; Abortion Pill Boom; Haunted Hospitals

Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

Zika: Health Education as Prevention

An epidemiologist details The Health Belief Model

Morning Break: EpiPen Clone; Probing a Miracle; Mary Worth on Drugs

Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

CDC: Test All Infants With Evidence of Zika Infection After Birth

And establish medical home for any infant with positive test

CDC: Kids With Zika Need Multispecialty Care

Lack of symptoms shouldn't mean lack of follow-up

CDC: Zika Has 'Spectrum' of Effects on Kids

More specific clinical guidance for pediatricians needed

Zika and the Olympics: The Games Must Go on

Risk is low if appropriate precautions taken

CDC Lauds New DNA Test for Zika in Blood

Will help keep blood supply safe, improve surveillance

Robbing Peter to Pay Paul? White House Redirects Ebola $$ to Zika

Officials frustrated with Congressional inaction

Maternal Zika Virus Infection and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

An epidemiologist evaluates the evidence

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