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Health Official Warns Zika Could Spread Across U.S. Gulf One of the top U.S. public health officials on Sunday warned that the mosquito-borne Zika virus could extend its reach across the U.S. Gulf Coast after officials last week confirmed it as active in the popular tourist destination of Miami Beach.
Reuters Health Information, August 24, 2016
Study Shows Extent of Brain Damage From Zika Infections A new report shows in graphic detail the kind of damage Zika infections can do to the developing brain - damage that goes well beyond microcephaly.
Reuters Health Information, August 24, 2016

Health Risks at the Rio Olympics, by a Doctor Who Was There The Zika virus? Heat-related illness? Water pollution? Illegal drugs? A doctor who oversaw medical preparations for the soccer tournament in Rio looks back on the real health risks at the 2016 Games.
Medscape Orthopedics, August 18, 2016
5 Things To Know Now That Zika Is in the US These facts should be on your radar now that local Zika transmission has begun.
Medscape Ob/Gyn, August 5, 2016

Update: Ongoing Zika Virus Transmission -- Puerto Rico
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, August 25, 2016
Management of Infants With Possible Congenital Zika Infection
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, August 22, 2016
A Literature Review of Zika Virus
Emerging Infectious Diseases, August 17, 2016
Projected Zika Virus Importation After Travel to the Olympics
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, August 1, 2016
Guidance for Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, July 27, 2016

Timeline - Zika: History of an Emerging Virus
Zika has burst on the scene as though it was a new viral threat to humans. The truth? Zika was discovered nearly 75 years ago, and has been steadily making its way across the globe ever since. Medscape Infectious Diseases, May 18, 2016