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CDC: New Method of Identifying Pregnant Women With Zika Virus
by modernClinician Editorial Team
The number of pregnant women in the United States infected with the Zika virus has just tripled because cases are now being counted in a more comprehensive way, federal health officials said Friday.
Zika May Present With Mucocutaneous Features
by modernClinician Editorial Team
In one recent case of Zika virus infection, a diffuse papular descending eruption, petechiae on the palate, and hyperemic sclerae were key symptoms of infection with the mosquito-borne virus, according to a case report published online May 11 in JAMA Dermatology.
CDC Updates Zika Testing Guidance for Urine Samples
by modernClinician Editorial Team
The interim diagnostic testing guidance for Zika virus in public health laboratories has been updated, according to a report published in the May 10 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Portable, Rapid, Low-Cost Zika Test Shows Promise in Monkeys
by modernClinician Editorial Team
A fast, inexpensive test that detects the Zika virus in monkeys might be useful for doctors working far from hospitals, according to a study published online May 6 in Cell.
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