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Rochelle dos Santos helps her daughter with physical therapy. Many children with congenital Zika disorder are physically disabled.

Remembering Zika: Parents offered their kids for studies, then say they were forgotten

Oct 21, 2021
Years after agreeing to take part in research, families of children with congenital Zika syndrome are feeling abandoned.
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Mother Daniele Santos holds her baby Juan Pedro, who has microcephaly, on May 30, 2016, in Recife, Brazil. Researchers are now learning that Zika's effects can appear up to a year after birth.

Babies Who Seem Fine At Birth May Have Zika-Related Problems Later, Study Finds

Aug 07, 2018
The largest study to follow women infected with Zika while they were pregnant finds about 6 percent of children had problems at birth, but 14 percent had complications by their first birthday.
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Yariel's motor development looks right on track for a 1-year-old.

A Baby Exposed To Zika Virus Is Doing Well, One Year Later

Nov 15, 2017
Yaritza Martinez was infected with the Zika virus when she was 12 weeks pregnant. Doctors in Washington, D.C., are studying her son and other children to see if the virus has affected their health.
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Health workers spray insecticide to combat Zika-carrying mosquitoes under the bleachers of the Sambódrome in Rio de Janeiro in January 2016.

Mosquito-Borne Diseases Found In U.S. Athletes And Staff At Rio Olympics

Oct 07, 2017
Scientists were worried about Zika at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. But a recent study found there was no evidence of the virus in athletes and staff. They did, however, find other viruses.
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Michelle Flandez's son Inti Perez — pictured at home in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, in 2016 — was born with microcephaly linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

CDC Reveals Sharper Numbers Of Zika Birth Defects From U.S. Territories

Jun 08, 2017
About 5 percent of pregnant women infected with Zika in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories last year had babies with birth defects, says the federal health agency. And the risk isn't over.
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Mosquitoes Capable Of Spreading Zika Virus Found In Nevada ​

Jun 02, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A species of mosquito capable of spreading the Zika virus has been found in Southern Nevada.

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French pharmaceutical group Sanofi is expected to receive an exclusive license to market a new Zika vaccine.

States Fear Price Of New Zika Vaccine Will Be More Than They Can Pay

May 30, 2017
The vaccine against Zika vaccine was developed by the Army, with the government paying for clinical trials, too. Health officials want to be sure drugmaker Sanofi Pasteur doesn't make it unaffordable.
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A groundskeeper at Pinecrest Gardens sprays pesticide to kill mosquitoes in Miami-Dade County, Fla., in 2016.

Miami's Zika Outbreak Began Months Before It Was First Detected

May 24, 2017
Travelers infected with the Zika virus in the Caribbean brought it to South Florida multiple times before officials realized it had reached the U.S., an analysis of virus genomes finds.
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Puerto Rico resident Michelle Flandez caresses her two-month-old son Inti Perez, diagnosed with microcephaly linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the Zika virus continues to impact a small numb

51 Babies Born With Zika-Related Birth Defects In The U.S. Last Year

Apr 04, 2017
The Zika virus continues to impact a small number of pregnant women and their babies in the U.S., and there is no sign of it slowing down. "Zika is here to stay," the CDC's acting director says.
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Andie Vaught grasps a stress toy in the shape of a truck as she prepares to have blood drawn as part of a clinical trial for a Zika vaccine at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., in November 2016.

To Test Zika Vaccines, Scientists Need A New Outbreak

Feb 23, 2017
It's a bit of a paradox, but researchers say they need Zika virus to re-emerge this year so they can test vaccines designed to defeat it.
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A sonogram taken in August of Keishla Mojica's fetus. She plans to call the baby Jayden. Doctors say all seems well, so far.

In Puerto Rico, A Woman Infected With Zika Prays For A Healthy Baby

Dec 30, 2016
Puerto Rico has experienced many more cases of Zika virus than the continental U.S. But health and educational services are scarce on the islands for children born with disabilities.
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Florida Department of Health workers package a urine test, part of the state's effort to provide free Zika tests to pregnant women.

Study Offers Clues To Risk Of Zika Birth Defects In The U.S.

Dec 14, 2016
Women who were infected with Zika virus while abroad and then came to the U.S. had complications about 6 percent of the time, a study finds. First-trimester exposure was linked to more birth defects.
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Anti-Zika advice applied to a wall in front of a housing project in the Puerta de Tierras section of San Juan, Puerto Rico. This public health message was part of an island-wide effort to stem the spread of Zika.

Zika Pregnancies And Big Questions In Puerto Rico

Nov 29, 2016
More than 2,600 pregnant women on the island have tested positive for Zika. While the number of confirmed cases of fetal abnormalities has been small, officials are concerned about long-term effects.
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Testing Begins On An Experimental Zika Vaccine With Inactivated Virus

Nov 07, 2016
Scientists are racing to create a vaccine. The latest effort being tested uses inactivated virus, a technique that has been used successfully to fight other diseases, and human volunteers.
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Yessica Flores (center), who became infected with the Zika virus early in her pregnancy this summer, told Miami reporters this week about her worries. The fetus looks healthy so far, doctors say. Flores and her husband, Selvin Yac (right), will name the

Zika May Be In The U.S. To Stay

Oct 26, 2016
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now urges pregnant women to "consider postponing travel to all parts of Miami-Dade County." Zika is on the way to becoming an endemic disease in the U.S.
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Florida Department of Health workers at a temporary clinic set up in Miami Beach in September package up a urine sample to be tested for the Zika virus. Pregnant women in Texas and Florida have complained it can take as long as a month or more to get the

Public Health Labs Hope Federal Funds Will Speed Zika Test Results

Oct 06, 2016
But they'll have to wait a while. The portion of the $394 million Congress allocated to help pregnant women find out more quickly if they have Zika isn't expected to get to strained labs until 2017.
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CDC Tells Men At Risk Of Zika To Put Off Procreation For 6 Months

Sep 30, 2016
Men who may have Zika should wait at least six months before having unprotected sex with partners trying to conceive, regardless of whether the men ever developed any symptoms, the CDC now says.
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A health department microbiologist looks for mosquitoes carrying Zika virus in Hutchins, Texas.

Congress Ends Spat, Agrees To Fund $1.1 Billion To Combat Zika

Sep 28, 2016
The deal to fight the mosquito-borne virus came after lawmakers dropped a controversial provision to block payments to Planned Parenthood for women's health care.
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Dr. Christine Curry is an obstetrician who has treated pregnant women infected with Zika. She says the health of women and their babies may be in jeopardy when Zika virus test results are delayed.

Reporter's Notebook: Pregnant And Caught In Zika Test Limbo

Sep 20, 2016
Pregnant women in South Florida can get free Zika tests through the state's health department. But delays in getting back the results are heightening worries and may affect medical options.
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A pest control worker fumigates a school classroom in Kuala Lumpur on Sept. 4. Malaysia reported its first locally transmitted Zika case on Sept. 3.

Does Asia Have A Secret Weapon Against Zika?

Sep 09, 2016
Southeast Asia has all the right ingredients for a massive outbreak. But it also has a hidden advantage that could keep the virus from spreading.
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House Speaker Paul Ryan, left, and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy at a July news conference on Capitol Hill.

Congress Returns: Much Ado About Little To Do

Sep 03, 2016
There are only two must-pass items on the agenda: a short-term funding bill to keep the government running past Sept. 30, and a separate funding bill to combat the spread of the Zika virus.
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County mosquito control inspector Yasser "Jazz" Compagines sprays a storm drain in Miami Beach to thwart mosquitoes that spread Zika.

POLL: Most Americans Want Congress To Make Zika Funding A High Priority

Sep 01, 2016
That's what 76 percent said in a recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey. Half the respondents also said they'd be uncomfortable traveling to places in Florida where mosquitoes are spreading Zika.
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Washoe County Officials Confirm Zika In Pregnant Woman

Aug 26, 2016

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Northern Nevada health officials say they've confirmed Zika in a pregnant woman who traveled abroad.

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Mosquitoes hover around South Korea's bronze medalist Ki Bo Bae during the medal ceremony for archery, held on Aug. 11 at the Rio Games.

Guess How Many Zika Cases Showed Up At The Olympics?

Aug 26, 2016
Before the games, computer scientists weren't worried about the spread of Zika. But some public health experts were. What does the data show?
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The FDA says that facilities that collect blood donations throughout the United States should be testing donations for Zika within 12 weeks.

All U.S. Blood Donations Should Be Screened For Zika, FDA Says

Aug 26, 2016
The recommendations from the Food and Drug Administration represent a major expansion in testing blood for Zika. The agency had earlier advised testing only in areas with an active outbreak.
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