Zika virus information and resources

Heat map of Americas shows how Zika virus could spread from South America to the Caribbean, Mexico and the US

Source: The Lancet

Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus transmitted primarily by Aedes aegyptimosquitoes, according to the CDC. Symptomatic disease is generally mild. However, because a marked increase in the number of infants born with microcephaly has been reported in the current outbreak in Brazil, the CDC issuedinterim guidelines for pregnant women during a Zika virus outbreak in January 2016.

Researchers supported in part by Fogarty are anticipating the international spread of Zika virus from Brazil due to the August 2016 summer Olympic Games. And in a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine, NIAID Director Dr. Tony Fauci called for "broad and integrated research" to better understand the potential threat of Zika virus - and other arboviruses - to the U.S.

NIH News and Resources

Zika virus: an emerging health threat
Blog post by NIH Director Dr. Francis S. Collins, January 26, 2016
Anticipating the international spread of Zika virus from Brazil
Authors supported in part by Fogarty
The Lancet, January 14, 2016 (online)
Zika virus in the Americas - yet another arbovirus threat
co-authored by NIAID Director Dr. Anthony S. Fauci
New England Journal of Medicine, January 13, 2016
Zika virus health information resources
from the National Library of Medicine/NIH Disaster Information Management Research Center

Other US Government Resources

Zika virus news, information and resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Other Online Resources

Zika virus information and resources from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)

PAHO helps countries in the Americas prepare for spread of Zika
PAHO news, January 16, 2016

Funding news for global health researchers and partners from Fogarty at NIH

On behalf of the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the following

funding opportunities, notices and announcements may be of interest to those working in the field of

global health research. Updates are typically distributed once a week.

Funding Opportunities

NIH funding opportunities for which foreign organizations, foreign components of U.S. organizations and/or

other foreign components may apply.

Imaging and Biomarkers for Early Detection of Aggressive Cancer (U01) (PAR-16-089)
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 11, 2016; December 14, 2016; and more
The Neural Mechanisms of Integrated Emotional and Social Representation(R01) (RFA-MH-17-300) and (R21) (RFA-MH-17-305)
Application Receipt Date(s): June 03, 2016
Oocyte Mitochondrial Function in Relation to Fertility, Aging, and Mitochondrial Diseases (R21) (PA-16-087) and (R01) (PA-16-088)
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.

Funding News

NIH funding news that may be relevant to global health researchers.

Streamlining the eRA Commons Registration Process (NOT-OD-16-057)
Notice of Correction to Salary Limitation on NIH Grants, and Cooperative Agreements (NOT-OD-16-059)
Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Prescription Drug Abuse (R01) (NOT-DA-16-011) and Accelerating the Pace of Drug Abuse Research Using Existing Data (R01) (NOT-DA-16-012)