Zika — Vax-Before-Travel

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Aug 20

4 min read

Infectious Mosquitoes Have Their Day Too!

World Mosquito Day 2019 celebrates the world's deadliest creatures

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Aug 16

5 min read

Microcephaly Risk May Depend on Pregnant Women’s Antibodies

Zika virus confirmed in 16 pregnant women by Florida in 2019

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Fact checked by Kelley Lu, PharmD

Aug 7

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Travel-Related Zika Cases August 2019

Zika virus cases have been confirmed in California, Florida, Idaho, Nebraska, New York, and Utah during 2019

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Clinical Trials

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Jul 31

3 min read

NIH and University of Maryland Conducting Universal Mosquito-Borne Diseases Vaccine Study

hVIVO AGS-v PLUS is a universal mosquito-borne diseases vaccine candidate

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Jul 30

6 min read

Zika Virus ‘Vertically Transmitted’ In Mexico

Natural vertical transmission of Zika virus in wild mosquito populations found in Brazil and Mexico

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