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Pregnant with Zika: More Unknown Than Known
Read More about Pregnant with Zika: More Unknown Than KnownCDC: 279 pregnant women with possible Zika virus in U.S. states and territories.
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Heater-Cooler Units Commonly Used in Heart Bypass Surgery Linked to Fatal Infections
Read More about Heater-Cooler Units Commonly Used in Heart Bypass Surgery Linked to Fatal InfectionsFDA calls June 2-3 meeting, CDC posts new guidelines on a hidden, slow-burning epidemic.
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Lab-created Zika Virus Clone Could Speed Vaccine, Treatment
Read More about Lab-created Zika Virus Clone Could Speed Vaccine, TreatmentZika clone research could explain why virus has exploded into an epidemic in the Americas.
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EIS Alert: Don’t put Transplant Patients in Negative Pressure Rooms
Read More about EIS Alert: Don’t put Transplant Patients in Negative Pressure RoomsNo formal CDC guideline against it, but air flow can draw dust and mold into room.
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FDA Gives Emergency Approval for New Zika Test
Read More about FDA Gives Emergency Approval for New Zika TestCan detect Zika RNA within seven days of onset of symptoms.
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CMS Proposes Rule to Collect Hospital Antibiotic Use Data
Read More about CMS Proposes Rule to Collect Hospital Antibiotic Use DataA first step toward requiring antibiotic stewardship programs to reign in resistant bacteria.
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Beware of Needlesticks as Zika Looms
OSHA and the CDC emphasize needlestick prevention.Read More about Beware of Needlesticks as Zika Looms -
Fatal Attraction: Why Do Mosquitoes Favor Some People Over Others?
Experts: Even if we tried to eradicate all mosquitoes, it would be impossible to do it.Read More about Fatal Attraction: Why Do Mosquitoes Favor Some People Over Others? -
Incoming Zika: A Mosquito Bite becomes Russian Roulette
Read More about Incoming Zika: A Mosquito Bite becomes Russian RouletteHundreds of thousands of Zika cases expected in Puerto Rico
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The Strain: CDC Baffled by Obscure Bug After 18 Deaths
Read More about The Strain: CDC Baffled by Obscure Bug After 18 DeathsFive cases under investigation could bring total to 63