Zika virus [to 7 May 2016]
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)
http://www.who.int/emergencies/zika-virus/en/

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Zika situation report – 5 May 2016
Zika virus, Microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome
Read the full situation report
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Summary
:: Mosquito-borne transmission:
…44 countries are experiencing a first outbreak of Zika virus since 2015, with no previous evidence of circulation, and with ongoing transmission by mosquitoes.
…13 countries reported evidence of Zika virus transmission between 2007 and 2014, with ongoing transmission.
…Four countries or territories have reported an outbreak since 2015 that is now over: Cook Islands, French Polynesia, ISLA DE PASCUA – Chile and YAP (Federated States of Micronesia).

:: Person-to-person transmission:
…Nine countries have reported evidence of person-to-person transmission of Zika virus, probably via a sexual route.

:: In the week to 4 May 2016, Peru and Saint Barthélemy are the latest country and territory to report mosquito-borne Zika virus transmission.

:: Microcephaly and other fetal malformations potentially associated with Zika virus infection or suggestive of congenital infection have been reported in six countries or territories. Two cases, each linked to a stay in Brazil, were detected in Slovenia and the United States of America. One additional case, linked to a brief stay in Mexico, Guatemala and Belize, was detected in a pregnant woman in the United States of America. A case in Marshall Islands was also recently reported and is awaiting confirmation.

:: In the context of Zika virus circulation, 13 countries and territories worldwide have reported an increased incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and/or laboratory confirmation of a Zika virus infection among GBS cases.

:: Based on research to date, there is scientific consensus that Zika virus is a cause of microcephaly and GBS.

:: The global prevention and control strategy launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a Strategic Response Framework encompasses surveillance, response activities and research. Key interventions are being undertaken jointly by WHO and international, regional and national partners in response to this public health emergency.

:: Incident managers from the six WHO Regional Offices and headquarters, as well as relevant technical and support staff, are meeting in Washington D.C., USA on 4 and 5 May 2016 to review past and ongoing activities, to discuss key lessons and to develop a strategy for future action to ensure that the response collaboration continues to work effectively.

:: WHO has developed new advice and information on diverse topics in the context of Zika virus. WHO’s latest information materials, news and resources to support risk communication, and community engagement are available online.

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WHO: One year into the Zika outbreak
5 May 2015 — On 7 May 2015, Brazil informed WHO/PAHO of its first laboratory confirmed cases of Zika virus. In the last year the scientific community has learned an extraordinary amount about this virus and its effects. WHO continues to lead the research agenda, while supporting countries in the response. This article chronicles Zika virus from when it was first identified, and details how this fairly obscure disease became a global health emergency.

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Zika digital timeline
5 May 2016

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Zika Open [to 7 May 2016]
[Bulletin of the World Health Organization]
:: All papers available here
New papers below:
Transmission of Zika virus through breast milk and other breastfeeding-related bodily-fluids: a systematic review
– Susannah Colt, Maria N Garcia-Casal, Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas, Julia L. Finkelstein, Pura Rayco-Solon, Zita Weise Prinzo, & Saurabh Mehta
Posted: 2 May 2016
http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.16.176677

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CDC/ACIP [to 7 May 2016]
http://www.cdc.gov/media/index.html
THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2016
CDC adds Peru to interim travel guidance related to Zika virus
Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Peru. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, “practice enhanced precautions”) for people traveling to destinations with Zika.

MMWR May 6, 2016 / Vol. 65 / No. 17
:: Update: Ongoing Zika Virus Transmission — Puerto Rico, November 1, 2015–April 14, 2016

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United Nations Zika Response Multi-Partner Trust Fund Launched
6 May 2016
SG/2228
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has established the United Nations Zika Response Multi-Partner Trust Fund to finance critical unfunded priorities in the response to the Zika outbreak. The Trust Fund provides a rapid, flexible and accountable platform to support a coordinated response from the United Nations system and partners.

Urgent funds are required to support the implementation of national response plans and address the broader social and economic challenges that lie ahead. The United Nations Zika Response Multi-Partner Trust Fund will directly support the Zika Strategic Response Framework, developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in consultation with United Nations agencies, partners, and international epidemiological experts.

Donors contribute to a central point and an Advisory Committee directs funds to the highest-priority activities in the affected countries…

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Finding Zika one paper disc at a time
May 06, 2016, 12:00 ET
An international, multi-institutional team of researchers led by synthetic biologist James Collins, Ph.D., at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, has developed a low-cost, rapid paper-based diagnostic system for strain-specific detection of the Zika…