CDC Outlines Testing Protocol for Zika Virus Long-term follow-up includes repeat hearing tests for infants

The CDC has urged expectant mothers or women planning to get pregnant to avoid visiting multiple countries, including Brazil, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Barbados, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Samoa. An outbreak of Zika virus infection was first recognized in northeastern Brazil in early 2015, and authorities reported a sharp increase in the number of reported cases of microcephaly in areas affected by the outbreak in September. http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/GeneralInfectiousDisease/55861?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2016-01-27&eun=g721819d0r