Zika Updates and Weekly Call Reminder

​Message Details

Date Sent: 08/24/2016 04:34 PM EDT
Sender: Michigan Health Alert Network
Subject: Zika Updates and Weekly Call Reminder

Message:

Zika Call Reminder (Agenda will be sent out next week)
Call in option: 1-877-873-8018  Access code: 9869470

Future Call Dates:
Wednesday         8/31       10 am 
Wednesday         9/14       10 am
Wednesday         9/28       10 am
Wednesday         10/19    10 am (moving this one to 3 weeks out due to MI Premier Health Conf. on 10/12

Michigan Zika Status

• The mosquitoes that transmit Zika virus are not in Michigan.  Several counties in the state are conducting mosquito surveillance for Aedes vectors of Zika, as of August 22, 2016 none have been detected.

Commercial Laboratory Zika Tests
Serologic and PCR testing for Zika virus is now available at several commercial laboratories.  Please follow CDC guidance for determining patients who have been potentially exposed to Zika.  Patients who are Zika PCR negative may be testing positive for Zika virus IgM antibodies.  Commercial laboratory IgM tests may not differentiate between Zika and other Flavivirus infections (Dengue, West Nile, Yellow Fever, etc.). Therefore, commercial Zika IgM results should be confirmed at the MDHHS Bureau of Laboratories.  

Outreach Materials

• The MDHHS ZIKA Boarding Pass: available at:http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,4579,7-186--374396--,00.html 
• MDHHS Zika Virus and Pregnancy: available at:http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,4579,7-186--374396--,00.html
• MDHHS Mosquito Bite Prevention Poster: available at:http://www.michigan.gov/documents/emergingdiseases/Zika_Poster_16_528103_7.pdf
• MDHHS Control Mosquitoes "Tip 'n Toss": Mosquito Control Around the Home Poster, available at: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/emergingdiseases/MI_Mosquito_Control_Tip_Toss_528211_7.pdf

--This message is being sent to the following statewide HAN roles: Communicable Disease / Infection Prevention | Communications / Public Information | Epidemiology | HAN Coordinator | Health Officer | Healthcare | Laboratory | Physician / Medical Director--