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In one recent case of Zika virus infection

Zika May Present With Mucocutaneous Features

Case of 44-year-old man returning from Puerto Rico with confirmatory testing
The interim diagnostic testing guidance for Zika virus in public health laboratories has been updated

CDC Updates Zika Testing Guidance for Urine Samples

CDC recs for Zika virus testing of serum and other clinical specimens remain unchanged at this time
There is new evidence that Zika may cause Guillain-Barré syndrome

New Evidence of Link Between Zika and Guillain-Barré

Sharp increase in the number of people in Brazil with Guillain-Barré since the Zika outbreak began
A fast

Portable, Rapid, Low-Cost Zika Test Shows Promise in Monkeys

Easy-to-use screening would benefit doctors working miles from hospital
Experiments in mosquitoes suggest that bacteria may help curb the spread of the Zika virus

Bacterium Blocks Zika Virus Isolates in Aedes Mosquitoes

Infecting mosquitoes with Wolbachia lowers, inactivates levels of virus in their bodies, saliva
Summer

CDC, OSHA Issue Guidance on Occupational Exposure to Zika

One advisory: Don't make travel to endemic areas mandatory for employees
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has referred to Zika virus as causing microcephaly and other birth defects

ACOG Responds to CDC Update on Zika Causing Microcephaly

Recommendations on prevention and avoiding Zika remain in place after CDC update on Zika
Children with congenital infection

Severe Cerebral Damage ID’d on Imaging in Children With Zika

Findings seen in 23 children with congenital infection, presumably associated with Zika virus
The Zika virus may be linked to acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

AAN: Zika May Be Linked to Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis

Researchers in Brazil detect symptoms similar to multiple sclerosis
More than 300 public health experts attended the Zika Action Plan Summit

CDC Hosts Zika Action Plan Summit

Virus expected to become active in some parts of the southern United States in early summer