Zika virus

HHS supportive of new Zika virus blood screening test

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) announced…

8 years ago

Speaker Ryan signs bill adding Zika to Priority Review Voucher Program

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) signed S. 2512 on Friday as companion legislation to H.R. 4400, a proposal…

8 years ago

House passes legislation adding Zika virus to FDA’s Priority Review Voucher Program

The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Tuesday to add the Zika virus to the U.S. Food and Drug…

8 years ago

PAHO’s Aldighieri addresses current state of Zika surveillance

Speaking at a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services expert consultation on Zika Virus in the Americas in Washington…

8 years ago

FDA announces availability of new Zika screening test

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Wednesday that a new investigational test to screen blood donations for Zika…

8 years ago

Upton, Murphy press HHS on Zika virus response

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), along with Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA), recently…

8 years ago

WHO releases guidelines for Zika virus treatment development

After a three-day consultation on the virus, the World Health Organization released the criteria on Wednesday by which Zika virus…

8 years ago

Brooks: Add Zika virus to FDA tropical disease priority review voucher

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday responded to a letter led by Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN) urging…

8 years ago

Immunovaccine initiates Zika virus vaccine program using proprietary platform

Immunovaccine, Inc., announced on Wednesday that it will begin a research project toward the development of a vaccine to fight…

8 years ago

Hearing held on Zika virus countermeasures, diagnostic advancements

The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on Wednesday about the continuing danger posed by Zika virus to…

8 years ago

American Society for Microbiology sends letter to Congress in support of Obama’s Zika request

The American Society for Microbiology sent a letter this week in support of President Barack Obama’s request to the Senate…

8 years ago

UTMB collaborates with Brazil to combat Zika virus

The Brazilian Ministry of Health announced a letter of intent on Friday to collaborate with the University of Texas Medical…

8 years ago

NIH seeks research applications for Zika virus study

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced its research priorities on Friday for studies to investigate how Zika virus infection…

8 years ago

CDC adds more countries to Zika virus warning

The CDC added more countries to its interim travel guidance related to the Zika virus on Friday, including Barbados, Bolivia,…

8 years ago

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