WHO Zika SitRep - February 5th

#10,977The World Health Organization has published a 6 page PFD SitRep report on Zika' spread, and concurrent increases in Microcephaly, and Guillain-Barré syndrome in the Americas.Download the full situation report HERE .   I've only excepted the summary. SummaryNeurological syndrome and congenital anomalies Read the full situation report 5 February 2016 An...

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CDC Issues Updated Guidelines For Preventing Sexual Transmission Of Zika

Credit CDC #10,976CDC Director Thomas Frieden held an hour long press conference this morning (a transcript & audio should be  posted on the CDC site later) to announce two new sets of guidance on the Zika virus.  While there is still much that isn't known about the Zika virus and its effects on human health, Dr. Frieden noted in his opening that with each...

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FIOCRUZ: Statement On Detection Of Zika Virus In Saliva and Urine

UPDATED (Feb 6th 0700hrs): Illustrating the risks of proclaiming `Eureka!',  Dr. Ian Mackay on his VDU blog has turned up at least one other instance of live Zika virus detected in urine in Urine found to contain infectious Zika virus...again...# 10,975It isn't news that traces of the Zika virus can be found in urine or saliva, as viral RNA has been detected using RT-PCR...

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The Lancet: Indentification Of Zika Virus Vectors

# 10,974The accepted wisdom - which is echoed in virtually every Zika story - is that the Aedes Aegypti mosquito is the primary vector for the virus. The Aedes Albopictus mosquito is also a suspected Zika vector, but its actual impact on the virus's spread is still unknown. There are, however, more than 3,500 species of mosquito around the globe, and as least 175 can be found...

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UK: Aircraft Disinsection Ordered For Zika

Scheduled airline traffic around the world, circa June 2009 – Credit Wikipedia # 10,973Although infected travelers are the most likely way for Zika (or Dengue, CHKV, or malaria) to make it from endemic regions to North America or Europe, aircraft and ships often carry unauthorized passengers; stowaway mosquitoes.Up until now, `Airport Malaria'  has been the biggest concern,...

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Hong Kong CHP Notified Of 19 Additional H7N9 Cases On Mainland

#10,972As I mentioned yesterday (see H7N9 : Hunan Province Reports 2nd Case In Two Days), while official reporting of H7N9 cases from China has declined in reliability over the past year, recent media reports suggested there were roughly 20 unannounced cases on the Mainland, but where they occurred - and when - wasn't known.Today, via a very brief (and data sparse) announcement...

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RESEP SETUP MAKARONI KEJU SUSU KHAS SOLO

RESEP SETUP MAKARONIOlahan masakan dari pasta makaroni bisa mencoba resep setup makaroni khas Solo berikut ini. Olahan makaroni yang direbus empuk lalu dimasak berkuah susu bertabur keju ini konon digemari para bangsawan di masa kolonial Belanda. Menu kuliner enak asli Solo ini sering disajikan saat acara keraton surakarta maupun acara pesta pernikahan bahkan acara-acara hajatan...

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