1 pregnant woman found to have Zika after DC testing error quoting : KRQE

WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia officials say one pregnant woman tested positive for the Zika virus after initially being told last year that she had tested negative. The CDC said 394 samples tested negative and results were inconclusive for 26 samples. The city had to retest more than 400 samples for Zika after discovering that a scientist had made a math error. The city's Department of Forensic Sciences announced Monday that two women and one man who had tested negative have been told that they actually tested positive for Zika. One of the two women was pregnant at the time of the test.




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D.C.'s botched Zika testing leaves dozens of families monitoring for symptoms

"We kept our certification, we are back doing Zika testing on mosquitoes, and we will bring back the . Council member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6), who chairs the committee, said he believes the episode will lead to "better Zika testing — and a better public health lab." In recent weeks, all 29 patients have been told of their new test results, D.C. officials said. Public health labs across the country now have been advised to conduct that extra test. [Five women in D.C. who may have had Zika have given birth]Smith said the lab plans to resume its own Zika testing within three months.


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