Zika Seems Not to Worsen Guillain-Barre Symptoms (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Long-term GBS disability similar with or without Zika (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - October 6, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Ask Well: Is There Any Reason Not to Get a Flu Shot?
Unless you ’ ve had a severe allergic reaction, experts advise everyone older than 6 months to get a flu shot. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: RONI CARYN RABIN Tags: Influenza Vaccination and Immunization Fever Eggs Allergies Guillain-Barre Syndrome Source Type: news
Eculizumab Safe for Treatment of Guillain-Barre Eculizumab Safe for Treatment of Guillain-Barre
A phase 2 study indicates that the anti-C5 monoclonal eculizumab is safe, with some suggestion of efficacy in treating Guillain-Barre syndrome.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Why You Should Think Twice About Playing With Puppies in a Pet Store
This article originally appeared on Health.com (Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories)
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - September 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Amanda MacMillan / Health Tags: Uncategorized animals campylobacter campylobacter outbreak Dog Dogs health risks pet diseases pet store outbreak Petland Pets public health puppies puppy puppy outbreak Source Type: news
Treatment Dilemmas in Guillain-Barre Syndrome Treatment Dilemmas in Guillain-Barre Syndrome
This review summarizes current evidence for treatment regimens for Guillain-Barre syndrome in specific challenging clinical situations.Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Zika Virus Tied to Neurological Woes in Adults
35 infected people were hospitalized with such conditions in Brazil during last year's outbreak Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Zika Virus (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - August 14, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Zika Virus Tied to Neurological Woes in Adults
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2017 -- Adults infected with the Zika virus can develop a number of serious neurological conditions, a new study finds.
Until now, the most troubling Zika-related illness in adults has been Guillain-Barre syndrome, which causes... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 14, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Introduction to Zika Virus Disease
World Health Organization. 06/2017 This course aims to provide knowledge about communicating effectively about Zika virus disease. The four modules cover Zika virus and related complications; prevention of Zika virus transmission and management of related complications, such as microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome; risk communication and community engagement activities and strategies for Zika response; and best practices to improve sexual and reproductive health in the context of Zika. (Video or Multimedia) Site requires free registration. (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - June 16, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news
Zika Virus Transmission -- Region of the Americas Zika Virus Transmission -- Region of the Americas
This report provides current data on status and rates of Zika virus disease in the Americas, as well as parallel trends in Guillain-Barre syndrome.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
Disease Burden Growing as Vector Insects Adapt to Climate Change
Dry drains will reduce the numbers of mosquitoes breeding, but now the Aedes aegypti mosquito is going underground to breed underground in available water and flying to feed. Credit: Zadie Neufville/IPSBy Zadie NeufvilleKINGSTON, Jamaica, Apr 18 2017 (IPS)There were surprised gasps when University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor John Agard told journalists at an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) meeting in late November 2016 that mosquitoes were not only living longer, but were “breeding in septic tanks underground”.For many, it explained why months of fogging at the height of Zika and Chikungunya out...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 18, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Zadie Neufville Tags: Caribbean Climate Wire Climate Change Featured Headlines Health Latin America & the Caribbean Projects Water & Sanitation Chagas Disease Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) mosquitoes Zika Virus Source Type: news
This Week in Zika: Big Phase II Vaccine Trial Begins
(MedPage Today) -- Also, links to Guillain-Barr é syndrome strengthen (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - March 31, 2017 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Zika Virus Country Classification Scheme: Interim Guidance
World Health Organization. 03/10/2017 This five-page guidance can be used to categorize the presence of autochthonous vector-borne Zika virus transmission, not travel-associated cases, and to adapt public health recommendations as appropriate. The proposed definitions in this interim guidance refine and replace those presented in the World Health Organization interim guidance on surveillance for Zika virus infection, microcephaly, and Guillain-Barr é syndrome. For the purposes of classification, four categories of Zika virus transmission are defined and described in detail. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for ...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - March 13, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news
Potential Use of the Polio Surveillance System for the Detection of Zika Virus Outbreaks
World Health Organization. 01/23/2017 This Web page provides information about how the World Health Organization is exploring using the existing infrastructure for surveillance of polio to detect people with Zika and related neurological complications in a cost-effective way. It discusses topics that include the link between Zika and polio, how the polio surveillance system could help detect Zika virus outbreaks, and if the polio surveillance system could help estimate Guillain-Barr é syndrome trends. (Text) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - February 3, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news
Zika situation report
(Source: WHO news on Zika virus)
Source: WHO news on Zika virus - January 19, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: guillain-barr é syndrome [subject], microcephaly [subject], microcephaly [subject], zika [subject], zika [subject], Press release [doctype] Source Type: news
Zika-Epidemiological Update: 12 January 2017
World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization. 01/12/2017 This three-page report provides a summary of the latest information about the Zika virus outbreak, as of January 12, 2017. It provides a map of countries and territories in the Americas with confirmed autochthonous (vector-borne) Zika virus cases, 2015-2017; and discusses the incidence of congenital syndrome associated with Zika virus infection, Guillain-Barr é syndrome (GBS), and other neurological disorders. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - January 14, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news
