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Identify countries and territories at risk for Zika.
Original title: “Countries & Territories at Risk for Zika”
Transcript for VitalSigns Teleconference: Zika in Babies in US Territories
Original title: “Transcript for VitalSigns Teleconference: Zika in Babies in US Territories - Transcript”
About 1 in 7 babies now 1 year or older who were born to women with Zika virus infection during pregnancy had one or more health problems possibly caused by exposure to the virus before birth, according to the latest Vital Signs report. Some of these problems were not apparent at birth.
Original title: “Babies with Zika-related Health Problems Continue to Need Attention”
About 1 in 7 babies had health problems possibly caused by Zika: New data underscore continued need for follow-up care of babies exposed to Zika before birth
Original title: “CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report”
Most children born with microcephaly - small head size for age - and evidence of congenital Zika virus infection face severe health and developmental challenges at ages 19-24 months,...
Original title: “Children with Congenital Zika Virus Infection Face Serious Challenges as They Age - Press Release”
This update includes information that has become available since the August 2016 release of the previous guidance.
Original title: “CDC updates guidance for infants born to mothers with possible Zika virus infection during pregnancy - Press Release”
CDC is deactivating its emergency response for Zika virus (Zika) to transition efforts to normal program operations on September 29, 2017.
Original title: “CDC Is Deactivating the Emergency Operations Center for the Zika Response - Press Release”
This Forum will be an opportunity to convene experts to review emerging evidence and collect individual expert input regarding the diagnosis, evaluation and management of infants with possible congenital Zika virus infection.
Original title: “Forum on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Zika Virus Infection among Infants - Media Advisory”
Transcript for CDC Telebriefing: Update on Zika pregnancy outcomes in U.S. Territories
Original title: “Transcript : CDC Telebriefing - Update on Zika pregnancy outcomes in U.S. Territories - Transcript”
In the U.S. territories, 5 percent of women who had confirmed Zika virus infection during pregnancy had a baby or fetus with Zika virus-associated birth defects
Original title: “CDC analysis of data from US territories finds serious birth defects in about 1 in 12 fetuses or infants of pregnant women with Zika infection in the first trimester - Press Release”
CDC is hosting a telebriefing to discuss recent findings about birth defects associated with Zika virus infection in the U.S. territories
Original title: “CDC Telebriefing: Update on Zika pregnancy outcomes in U.S. Territories - Media Advisory”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated guidance for people who travel to or live in Miami-Dade County to lift the Zika cautionary (yellow) area designation.
Original title: “CDC updates Zika guidance for Miami-Dade County, Florida - Media Statement”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued a Health Alert Notice with updated guidance for healthcare professionals to interpret Zika test results for women who live in, or frequently travel (daily or weekly) to areas with a CDC Zika travel notice.
Original title: “CDC updates guidance on interpretation of Zika testing results for pregnant women - Press Release”
About 1 in 10 U.S. pregnant women with confirmed Zika had a fetus or baby with birth defects in 2016. Nearly 1,300 pregnant women with evidence of possible Zika infection were reported in 44 US states in 2016.
Original title: “Zika Virus: Protecting Pregnant Women and Babies”
New Vital Signs Report - Possible Zika virus infections in 44 U.S. states: What can healthcare providers do to help protect pregnant women and their babies?
Original title: “CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - Zika Virus - Transcript”
Of the 250 pregnant women who had confirmed Zika infection in 2016, 24 - or about 1 in 10 of them - had a fetus or baby with Zika-related birth defects, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Original title: “About 1 in 10 U.S. pregnant women with confirmed Zika infection had a fetus or baby with birth defects in 2016 - Press Release”
CDC has identified a potential risk of Zika virus transmission starting on June, 15, 2016, to present in Miami-Dade County, Florida, that also could affect risk for residents of Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Original title: “CDC identifies potential risk of Zika virus transmission since June 15, 2016, in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties - Media Statement”
CDC and FDA provide an update on potential increased risk of Zika virus in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.
Original title: “CDC Telebriefing: Zika update - Media Advisory”
CDC has updated its Zika travel guidance and now recommends that pregnant women not travel to any area where there is a risk of Zika virus infection, including areas where the virus has been newly introduced or reintroduced and local mosquito-borne transmission is ongoing; areas where the virus was present before 2015 (endemic) and there is no evidence transmission has stopped; and areas where the virus is likely to be circulating but has not been documented.
Original title: “CDC updates Zika travel guidance for pregnant women to not travel to any area with Zika risk - Media Statement”
CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing spread of Zika virus?. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Maldives and Solomon Islands.
Original title: “CDC adds 4 countries to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus - Media Statement”