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Community Blood Center testing donations for Zika virus
Community Blood Center testing donations for Zika virus
APPLETON, Wis. (WBAY) – The Community Blood Center is testing all blood donations for the virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">Zika virus.That means the waiting period for donors who have visited active Zika areas is no longer necessary.Previously, people who visited Zika areas or could have been exposed to the virus were prevented from making blood donations.
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Women are at greater risk of Zika because the virus 'hides undetected in their vagina'
Women are at greater risk of Zika because the virus 'hides undetected in their vagina'
Scientists discovered the virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus is able to hide from the body's immune system in the vagina - increasing the risk of foetal infectionClick to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)WOMEN are at greater risk of Zika infection because the virus can lie "undetected" in the vagina, new evidence suggests.A delay in the body's immune response allows the virus to "hide", and as a result increases the risk of foetal infection during pregnancy.3 Scientists have discovered the Zika virus can remain "hidden" in the vagina, out of sight from the body's immune system.
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Community Blood Center begins screening for Zika virus
Community Blood Center begins screening for Zika virus
APPLETON, Wis-- The Community Blood Center began testing all blood donations for the virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">Zika virus on November, 11th.Because of this, the waiting period for donors after visiting an active Zika area has been removed.Previously, people were not allowed to donate blood if they had been to areas with active Zika virus transmission, or if they were potentially exposed to the virus.
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Fight against Zika virus a 'marathon' PAHO warns
Fight against Zika virus a 'marathon' PAHO warns
ATLANTA, United States (CMC) — Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr Carissa F Etienne has warned that the fight against the virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">Zika virus will be a "marathon," making it clear that it is "not a hundred-meter race".In delivering the keynote address at the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene here, Etienne said the fight is "a marathon in which science and public health need to work hand in hand"."There is still a long way to go on Zika," she told delegates.
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