CDC Global Health - Stories - CDC and Thailand Partnership Improves Lab Testing for Zika Virus

CDC Global Health - Stories - CDC and Thailand Partnership Improves Lab Testing for Zika Virus

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CDC AND THAILAND PARTNERSHIP IMPROVES LAB TESTING FOR ZIKA VIRUS Thailand, a tourism hub in Asia, demonstrates how the interconnectedness of the world today makes it easy for viruses to travel across borders. In 2013, tourists returning home not only brought back souvenirs from their vacation, they also tested positive for Zika virus (Zika) infection, which spurred Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) to ask CDC for help to improve its laboratory testing capabilities for Zika and other viruses such as SARS, avian influenza. Now the country is one of the first in Asia with the ability to test for Zika...Read stories