Notes from the Field: Follow-Up on 11 Infants Born to Women with Evidence of Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy --- Los Angeles County, 2016

Published on December 13, 2018

During 2016, 11 infants were born to women in Los Angeles County who met the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists case definition for confirmed (four infants) or probable (seven) Zika virus infection.

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Public Health Response to an Avian Influenza A(H7N8) Virus Outbreak in Commercial Turkey Flocks --- Indiana, 2016

December 6, 2018
Monitoring procedures for highly pathogenic avian influenza responders were successfully implemented during a 2016 outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H7N8) in commercial turkey flocks in Indiana. No human cases of avian influenza were identified.

Rabies in a Dog Imported from Egypt --- Connecticut, 2017

December 20, 2018
Importation of a rabid dog into the United States from Egypt, with documentation of rabies vaccination but no medical history, resulted in a six-state investigation and administration of rabies postexposure prophylaxis to multiple persons.