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The Zika virus is spreading through Puerto Rico

CDC: New Test May Help Screen Blood Donations for Zika

Researchers using investigational nucleic acid test to screen blood for Zika
The danger of Zika-related birth defects may be confined to maternal infections that occur during the first two trimesters of pregnancy

Zika Infection in Third Trimester May Not Harm Development

Colombian study found no cases of microcephaly when infection occurred in 3rd trimester
In order to avoid having infants with Zika-related birth defects

WHO Advises Delaying Pregnancy in Zika-Affected Areas

However, the CDC has decided against this kind of recommendation in the United States
It may be possible to transmit Zika virus through oral sex

Zika Virus May Be Transmitted Through Oral Sex

New finding adds to growing evidence that sexual transmission of the virus more common than thought
A woman from Honduras who apparently became infected with the Zika virus in her home country gave birth Tuesday in a New Jersey hospital to a baby girl with microcephaly

Baby With Zika-Related Microcephaly Born at N.J. Hospital

Mother apparently infected with Zika virus in her home country of Honduras
Women planning to become pregnant should wait at least eight weeks before trying to conceive if they or their partner live in -- or are returning from -- areas where Zika virus infections are occurring

WHO Changes Advisory Regarding Sexual Transmission of Zika

Women planning to conceive should now wait eight weeks if they or partner live in high Zika-risk areas
New research

Zika Infects, Replicates in Immune Cells From Placenta

Researchers find virus can replicate in immune cells from the placenta without killing them
Some leading insect and infectious-disease experts think health officials in the United States are overreacting to the threat posed by the Zika virus this summer.

How Much of a Threat Will Zika Be to the United States?

Experts say Gulf Coast states face risk, but most other states probably don't
New ocular complications in infants born with Zika-related microcephaly have been identified by researchers. The latest vision findings

New Ocular Findings in Infants With Zika-Related Microcephaly

Finding adds to growing understanding of damage virus causes in these infants, researchers say
The number of pregnant women in the United States infected with the Zika virus has just tripled because cases are now being counted in a more comprehensive way

CDC: New Method of Identifying Pregnant Women With Zika Virus

Registries will track those who show lab evidence of infection, whether or not they ever had symptoms