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CDC: New Test May Help Screen Blood Donations for Zika
by modernClinician Editorial Team
The Zika virus is spreading through Puerto Rico, placing hundreds of pregnant women at risk for delivering babies with microcephaly, and blood centers in Puerto Rico have begun testing donations for Zika, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
Zika Infection in Third Trimester May Not Harm Development
by modernClinician Editorial Team
The danger of Zika-related birth defects may be confined to maternal infections that occur during the first two trimesters of pregnancy, according to a study led by Margaret Honein, Ph.D., of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and published online June 15 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
WHO Advises Delaying Pregnancy in Zika-Affected Areas
by modernClinician Editorial Team
In order to avoid having infants with Zika-related birth defects, women living in areas where the virus is circulating should consider delaying pregnancy, according to the World Health Organization.
Baby With Zika-Related Microcephaly Born at N.J. Hospital
by modernClinician Editorial Team
A woman from Honduras who apparently became infected with the Zika virus in her home country gave birth Tuesday in a New Jersey hospital to a baby girl with microcephaly, officials said.
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