CDC: Sepsis is a medical emergency, can be stopped if caught early
By D Johnson From Science World Report The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has named sepsis a medical emergency. According to the agency, at least 72 percent of patients with this rapid-acting and fatal illness were seen by doctors…
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CDC adds Cayman Islands to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus transmission. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Cayman Islands. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, “practice…
How to protect yourself from the mosquitoes that spread Zika and other viruses
By Rebecca Harrington From Business Insider Mosquitoes are the most obnoxious creatures on Earth. Not only do their bites itch like crazy, but they can spread some devastating — and sometimes deadly — diseases. The bugs are now spreading Zika locally…
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Zika infections increasing rapidly in Puerto Rico
From Caribbean News Now SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — As of July 7, zika has been diagnosed in 5,582 people, including 672 pregnant women, in Puerto Rico according to a new report published on Friday in the Morbidity and Mortality…
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Mosquito control officials: Even Zika suspicions are costly
By AP From Boston Herald MIAMI — Florida mosquito control officials worry they won’t be able to keep up their efforts to contain the bugs that carry Zika without federal funding, even as concern mounts that the first infection from…
Woman found to spread Zika through sex for 1st time
By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer From WRAL NEW YORK — A New York City woman infected her male partner with Zika virus through sex, the first time female-to-male transmission of the germ has been documented. Zika is usually spread…
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Region fighting losing battle against zika and other mosquito borne diseases
BASSETERRE, St Kitts — According to Dr Joy St John, director of surveillance, disease prevention and control at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), the region has been “waging a losing battle and so the battle strategy needs to change…
CDC concludes Zika causes microcephaly and other birth defects
From CDC Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have concluded, after careful review of existing evidence, that Zika virus is a cause of microcephaly and other severe fetal brain defects. In the report published in the…
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USVI to launch mosquito control program to reduce zika transmission
From Caribbean News Now ST CROIX, USVI — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded an initial 90-day emergency contract to implement the USVI vector control plan, an important part of the territory’s response to zika….
Two cases link Zika to paralyzing condition
By MAGGIE FOX From NBC News Two people suffering from a rare paralyzing condition on the Caribbean island of Martinique had evidence of Zika infection, French doctors reported Thursday. The case adds to a growing body of evidence that Zika…
