The rising number of the mosquito-borne disease cases in Florida worries the FDA, because there is a great chance that it can accidentally be infused in pregnant women and increase the risk of their unborn child to have serious birth defects.
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In the analysis, Mariana Leal, of the Hospital Agamenon Magalhaes and the Federal University of Pernambuco in Brazil, and colleagues looked at 70 infants in Brazil who had been diagnosed with Zika-linked microcephaly.
The rest were brought in by travelers, according to the CDC.
The Food and Drug Administration is recommending universal testing of donated whole blood and blood components for Zika virus in the United States, and so far OR has had few cases.
Shares of Roche (RHHBY) were higher in early morning trading on Monday as the FDA issued emergency approval for the Swiss drugmaker’s Zika diagnostics test.
Samples will be sent for analysis to specially-certified US laboratories with the appropriate equipment, a Roche spokesman said.
In the current study, the research team exposed cell cultures to the Zika virus and the drugs one at a time, measuring for indicators of cell death.
“In this sort of global health emergency, we don’t have that kind of time”, Song noted.
The virus is now being actively transmitted in two areas of metropolitan Miami, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Health officials say in the U.S., the virus has been reported mostly in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa; but, they say they believe it is spreading in the continental U.S.
Zika virus is transmitted primarily by the Aedes mosquito.
They also worked whether given before or after exposure to the virus.
Because the new rule is so new, both Waxman and Kreuter say they can’t say for sure how much more the testing will cost centers. The virus can be sexually transmitted.
Hearing problems have always been known to occur with other infections that are passed on through the womb from mother to children, such as rubella and syphilis, both caused by viruses.
There are two ways this can happen: through the placenta, and through the amniotic sac. This involves implementing epidemiology surveillance, vector surveillance, birth-defect newborn surveillance, and nervous system adverse event surveillance.
The majority of people infected with Zika virus will not experience symptoms. Many infected patients show no symptoms, while others suffer mild signs such as fever and a rash.
There is no specific treatment for the virus and there is now no vaccine. Ross reminds people to protect themselves from mosquito bites.
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“It could take longer”, Lee said.
