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CDC Tells Men Exposed To Zika To Delay Getting A Partner Pregnant : Shots

CDC Tells Men Exposed To Zika To Delay Getting A Partner Pregnant : Shots

CDC Tells Men At Risk Of Zika To Put Off Procreation For 6 MonthsEnlarge this image toggle caption NIAD/Flickr NIAD/FlickrMen who may have been exposed to the Zika virus should wait at least six months before trying to conceive a child with a partner, regardless of whether they ever had any symptoms, federal health officials are recommending.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had previously recommended that only men with Zika symptoms had to wait that long.Those who may have been exposed to Zika but never developed any symptoms were told to hold off on trying to conceive for just eight weeks.


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Documents reveal intense battle over CDC Zika tests

Documents reveal intense battle over CDC Zika tests

A protracted battle between a Zika expert at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and his superiors over tests for the virus came to light yesterday.The fracas centers on allegations by CDC's Robert Lanciotti, chief of the Diagnostics and Reference Laboratory activity for mosquito-spread viruses in Fort Collins, Colorado.He alleges that the agency's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) discounted his research in April and created "a public health threat" by relying on a less dependable human test for the Zika virus.


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Zika infection in children is typically mild, CDC report finds

Zika infection in children is typically mild, CDC report finds

Early evidence suggests Zika infection in children typically triggers only mild disease, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.CDC scientists reported on 158 infections among children in the United States between January 2015 and July of this year; all had contracted the virus during travels outside the country.It's the biggest study of Zika-infected children in the medical literature.


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CDC scientist challenges accuracy of Zika test

CDC scientist challenges accuracy of Zika test

Uncertainty about the reliability of tests used to detect acute Zika virus infections has been brewing at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) since May, when one of its top scientists raised concerns, according to a report yesterday from the US Office of Special Counsel (OSC) to the White House on a CDC whistleblower investigation.The report, first disclosed by the Washington Post yesterday, concerns allegations from Robert Lanciotti, PhD, a microbiologist who is chief of the CDC's diagnostics and reference laboratory within its arbovirus disease branch at Fort Collins, Colo. Lanciotti asserts that the CDC's Trioplex test, which can test for Zika, chikungunya, and dengue virus, is nearly 40% less effective than the CDC's Singleplex test, used to detect only Zika.The OSC is an independent federal unit that handles whistleblower complaints and other employment issues.

CDC Tells Men Exposed To Zika To Delay Getting A Partner Pregnant : Shots