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SekeRob
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Just two names of existing pharmaceutical compounds with promise: nicolsamide and emricasan
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Jim Slade
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Hearing Loss in Infants with Microcephaly and Evidence of Congenital Zika Virus Infection - Brazil, November 2015-May 2016
Congenital infection with Zika virus causes microcephaly and other other brain abnormalities. Among 70 children with microcephaly and laboratory evidence of congenital Zika virus infection, four of 69 were found to have sensorineural hearing loss without without potential cause. Children with evidence of the virus infection who have normal initial screening tests should receive regular follow-up, because hearing loss can be delayed. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6534e3.htm?s_cid=mm6534e3_e  |
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SekeRob
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Mosquitoes pass infection via their own eggs, making it even harder to eradicate (Just make sure to clear all puddles, dishes under plant vases do not stay constantly filled with water, to name a few: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/zika-virus-o...t-their-eggs-zika-n639646
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SekeRob
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/2-6-billion-people...eas-africa-224218873.html
Yes, 2.6 BILLION people are at threat of Zika, so study indicates. |
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Jim Slade
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Vaccines protect monkeys against Zika infection
Researchers from NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and University of Sao Paulo report: Three different vaccine approaches protected rhesus macaques from infection with the Zika virus. The results suggests that each technique holds promise for developing a safe and effective vaccine for people. http://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-m...ys-against-zika-infection |
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Jim Slade
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NIH Begins Testing Investigational Zika Vaccine in Humans
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), has launched a clinical trail of a vaccine candidate intended to prevent Zika virus infection. The early-stage study will evaluate the experimental vaccine's safety and ability to generate an immune system response in participants. At least 80 healthy volunteers ages 18-35 years at three study sites in the United States, including the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, are expected to participate in the trial. Scientists at NIAID's Vaccine Research Center (VAR) developed the investigation vaccine-called the NIAID Zika virus investigational DNA vaccine-earlier this year. Other study sites include the Center for Vaccine Development at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Institute for Global Health in Baltimore and Emory University in Atlanta. Initial safety and immunogenicity data from the Phase 1 trial are expected by the end of 2016. If results show a favorable safety profile and immune response, NIAID plans to initiate a Phase 2 trial in Zika-endemic countries in early 2017. http://www.niaid.nih.gov/news/newsreleases/20...estigational-vaccine.aspx |
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Treating Zika's Infection: Repurposed Drugs Show Promise/ NIH Director's Blog
In the NIH Director's Blog Dr. Frances Collins reports on repurposed drugs in the the treatment of the Zika virus. https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2016/09/06/trea...posed-drugs-show-promise/ |
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Antibodies That Are Effective Against Both Dengue, Zika Viruses
http://www.dddmag.com/news/2016/06/antibodies...960&__hsfp=1946328071 Antibodies Identified That Thwart Zika Virus Infection http://www.dddmag.com/news/2016/07/antibodies...n?cmpid=horizontalcontent Potential Drug Target Identified for Zika, Other Viruses http://www.dddmag.com/news/2016/06/potential-...s?cmpid=horizontalcontent |
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Zika Virus Disease Cases- 50 States and the District of Columbia, January 1- July 31, 2016
As of September 3, 2016, a total of 2,382 confirmed or probable cases of Zika virus with symptom onset during January 1-July 31, 2016 were reported from 48 of 50 states and the District of Columbia to ArboNet, the national arboviral surveillance system manged by the Center for Disease Control and state health departments.This includes an interesting map of states and a bar graph on the source of the infection, travel-associated or locally acquired. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6536e5.htm?s_cid=mm6536e5_e#contribAfl |
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