ED management : the monthly update on emergency department management
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With the Zika virus disease spreading rapidly through Latin America, public health authorities in the United States are racing to contain the outbreak. By the end of February, the CDC had confirmed 147 Zika cases in U. S. residents who had traveled to Zika-endemic areas. ⋯ For frontline clinicians, travel history is key to identifying potential cases of Zika in pregnant women who may have been exposed. The FDA has expedited approval of a new test that can detect antibodies to Zika. The CDC is in the process of providing the test to labs across the country, with a priority on public health departments.