EARLY RELEASE: Guillain-Barr é Syndrome During Ongoing Zika Virus Transmission — Puerto Rico, January 1–July 31, 2016
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - August 26, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Zika situation report
25 August 2016: Zika virus, Microcephaly, and Guillain-Barr é syndrome. (Source: WHO news on Zika virus)
Source: WHO news on Zika virus - August 24, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: microcephaly [subject], zika [subject], zika [subject] Source Type: news
Health Official Warns Zika Could Spread Across U.S. Gulf
Aug 21 (Reuters) - One of the top U.S. public health officials on Sunday warned that the mosquito-borne Zika virus could extend its reach across the U.S. Gulf Coast after officials last week confirmed it as active in the popular tourist destination of Miami Beach.
The possibility of transmission in Gulf States such as Louisiana and Texas will likely fuel concerns that the virus, which has been shown to cause the severe birth defect known as microcephaly, could spread across the continental United States, even though officials have played down such an outcome.
Concern has mounted since confirmation that Zika has expanded in...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Zika Virus and Guillain-Barr é Syndrome
United Kingdom Department of Health. 04/22/2016 This resource provides information about Guillain-Barr é syndrome, a rare neurological condition that can occur following Zika virus infection. It discusses clinical presentation and symptoms, diagnosis, cause, treatment, and the syndrome and Zika virus, and provides links to further reading. (Text) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - August 21, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news
