All Posts: Zika

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Commonly Used Antibiotic Shows Promise for Combating Zika Infections

November 24, 2020

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Zika Has Arrived, But is the U.S. Ready?

WASHINGTON –The Florida Department of Health, investigating non-travel related cases of Zika in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, has concluded “that a high…

July 29, 2016

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West Africa, Ebola and the Threat of Zika

WASHINGTON — Rapid testing for the Zika virus is a critical need in the recent Ebola-affected countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, says a Georgetown University…

March 17, 2016

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Georgetown Infectious Disease Expert Comments on Possible Case of Sexually Transmitted Zika Virus

WASHINGTON – Today, a Texas health department reported a case of Zika virus that may have been acquired through sexual contact with someone who had recently returned from…

February 2, 2016