Emerging Infections
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CDC updates advice on preventing sexual transmission of Zika virus
Men potentially exposed to Zika virus should use a condom or abstain from sex for at least 8 weeks, while men who confirmed infections or symptoms...
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ECCMID 2016: Antimicrobial resistance, the microbiome and systems vaccinology
The 2016 ECCMID annual conference, organized by the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID), will take place...
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CDC urges precautions during L&D to prevent Zika transmission
No cases of occupational transmission of Zika via bodily fluids have been reported so far, but the virus’s RNA has been found in blood, urine,...
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Zika virus: More questions than answers?
Dr. Kristina Bryant describes what is known about the Zika virus so far.
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FDA approves new anthrax treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Anthim (obiltoxaximab) injection to treat inhalational anthrax, in combination with appropriate...
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FDA approves Zika test as CDC confirmed cases rises to 116
Key clinical point: CDC lab-confirmed Zika infections in U.S.
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Better control of asymptomatic C. difficile needed in communities
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Study links microcephaly to first trimester Zika infection
A new analysis of the Zika virus outbreak in French Polynesia supports the theory that infection during the first trimester of pregnancy poses the...
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Severe dengue fever outcomes predicted via metabolomics
The progression of dengue fever into life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever or dengue shock syndrome can be predicted by analyzing patient...
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Zika vaccine candidates possible by early 2017
“Never before have we had a mosquito-borne infection that could cause serious birth defects on a large scale,” said CDC Director Tom Frieden,...
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Ebola research update: February 2016
The struggle to defeat Ebola viral disease continues globally, although it may not always make the headlines. To catch up on what you may have...