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New Vaccines Show Promise in Protecting Fetus From Zika
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Two experimental vaccines might help protect human fetuses against the Zika virus, according to a study published in the July 13 issue of Cell.
CDC: Zika Can Be Found in Placental, Fetal Tissue at Birth
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Testing placental and fetal tissue after a child is born can confirm or rule out Zika infection, according to research published in the June 23 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
CDC: Number of U.S. Counties With Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes Up
by modernClinician Editorial Team
Mosquitoes that can spread Zika, dengue, and chikungunya viruses are in more counties in the southern United States than previously thought, according to a study published online June 19 in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
CDC: ~5 Percent of Pregnancies With Zika Result in Birth Defects
by modernClinician Editorial Team
About one in 20 women in the U.S. territories who were infected with Zika during pregnancy had babies with possible Zika-associated birth defects, according to research published in the June 8 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
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