Zika and mosquitoes: Ways to protect yourself from vector-borne diseases
Summer brings warm balmy days, late afternoon thunderstorms, and — unfortunately — mosquitoes. These pesky little creatures are typically just an annoyance. But, over the centuries and now recently,...
View ArticleTricky talks ahead on measures to battle Zika
Republicans controlling both the House and the Senate are facing tricky negotiations with each other and the White House over how to handle the public health threat posed by the Zika virus. In the...
View ArticleBaby born in U.S. has Zika, doctor says
HACKENSACK, N.J. — A Honduran woman with the Zika virus gave birth in New Jersey to a baby girl with birth defects that appear to be caused by the mosquito-borne virus, one of her doctors said. The...
View ArticleCDC adds Grenada to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus - Media...
(Source: CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Media Statement For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 12, 2016 Contact:Media Relations, (404) 639-3286 CDC is working with other public health...
View ArticleCRAMER: Zika Vector Control Bill Helps Stop Mosquito Breeding (Kevin Cramer)
(Source: Kevin Cramer) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Kevin Cramer called today's passage of H.R., 897 - the Zika Vector Control Act a common sense companion bill to H.R. 5243, the Zika Response...
View ArticleCDC urges speed on Zika as House moves to negotiate funding
The U.S. must act more quickly to protect pregnant women from birth defect-causing Zika, a top health official said Thursday even as the House left town for its Memorial Day recess with no visible...
View Article'Forceful Preparation' Key to Combating Zika Spread in US
With “well over 500” cases of the Zika virus currently in the U.S., Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious...
View ArticleWho Should Be Worried About Zika And What Should They Do?
i In some parts of the country, this might require bug spray. Steven Errico/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Steven Errico/Getty Images In some parts of the country, this might require bug...
View ArticleU.S. conducts Zika virus test
HOUSTON, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Testing for the mosquito-borne Zika virus began on Monday at the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center headquartered in Houston, the fourth-largest city in the United States....
View ArticleSenate Advances $1.1 Billion In Emergency Funding To Fight The Spread Of Zika...
(Source: Brian Schatz) Tuesday, May 17, 2016 WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted to advance $1.1 billion in emergency...
View ArticleCongress plays games over Zika
When members of Congress visit their districts over the Memorial Day recess, we hope they keep in mind a warning from Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Zika...
View ArticleNearly 300 pregnant women in US infected with Zika
Nearly 300 pregnant women across the United States and its territories have tested positive for the Zika virus, including over 150 inside the US, according to the latest government figures. In the US,...
View ArticleVIDEO: Sen. Coons, author of “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” push for...
(Source: Christopher A Coons) 05.25.16 WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) led Heidi Murkoff, the internationally-known author of 'What to Expect When You're Expecting,' and several...
View ArticleAs Senate Prepares to Vote on Zika Money, Schatz Calls for Full Funding to...
(Source: Brian Schatz) Thursday, May 12, 2016 WASHINGTON - As the Senate prepares to vote on funding options to address the Zika virus, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), a member of the Senate...
View ArticleMedical experts want Rio Olympics delayed or moved due to Zika
--> Zika virus in pregnant women has been shown to be a cause of the birth defect microcephaly. More than 100 medical experts, academia and scientists on Friday have called for the Rio Olympic Games...
View ArticleMangano & Health Commissioner Announce Zika Action, Mosquito Trapping &...
(Source: Nassau County, NY) With the 2016 Mosquito Season underway, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and Commissioner of Health Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein today announced Nassau County's Zika...
View ArticleCDC director Freiden warns GOP Zika bill is inadequate
WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Wednesday that a House GOP measure to combat the Zika virus is inadequate to deal with the swelling threat to public...
View ArticleState Mosquito Monitoring Program Begins Testing for Mosquito-borne Viral...
(Source: Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection) May 31, 2016 State Mosquito Monitoring Program Begins Testing for Mosquito-borne Viral Diseases; Zika Virus added to Testing...
View ArticleCDC Announces Funds for States and Territories to Prepare for Zika - Press...
(Source: CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Press Release For Immediate Release:Friday, May 13, 2016 Contact:Media Relations (404) 639-3286 U.S. states and territories can now apply to...
View ArticleCDC exaggerates Zika mosquito threat Upstate, Cornell prof says
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A Cornell University mosquito expert says the federal government is unnecessarily scaring the public about Zika virus, especially residents of upstate New York where there are no...
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