It is estimated that about 80 percent of Zika infections are asymptomatic or have symptoms so mild that the disease is not detected.
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Aerial spraying to kill mosquitoes likely interrupted a Zika outbreak in a Miami neighborhood, the first time it has been shown to do so, the direc
Aerial spraying of the insecticide naled, followed by a product that targets mosquitoes when they are in the larval stage, may be responsible for a
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Friday that aerial spraying with the controversial pesticide naled in Wynwood helped
Important results in the fight against Zika virus has been identified by researchers: Culex species mosquitoes do not appear to transmit Zika virus
A man in Spain may have passed the Zika virus to his wife through sex, even though he'd previously had a vasectomy, according to a new report
WASHINGTON: A pair of experimental vaccines being developed by the US National Institutes of Health protected monkeys against Zika virus infection
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida Gov.
A species of mosquito potentially capable of transmitting the Zika virus was recently discovered in Skokie – the first sighting of the species ever
FRIDAY, Sept.
What is the best repellent to avoid being bitten by a mosquito carrying the Zika virus?
God may have created the Zika virus, but the Religious Right has turned it into a devastating epidemic of brain damage.
Aerial spraying of insecticides over Wynwood in August was so successful at interrupting the spread of Zika that federal health officials on Friday
It took a double dose of pesticides that kill both adult mosquitoes and their larvae to stop the first outbreak of Zika virus in Florida, health of
The Zika outbreak in Miami's Wynwood arts district centered on three businesses with outdoor areas shared by employees, customers and breeding
THURSDAY, Sept.
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Little is known about the Mayaro virus right now. Doctors in Florida warn that the virus may pose future threats.
SAN DIEGO – A Skyline neighborhood was sprayed Thursday after mosquitoes capable of carrying tropical diseases were discovered near the home of a p
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) announcement regarding the Zika virus scaling to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern status ha
As Southeast Asia continues to see reports of new Zika outbreaks, this latest case of public health threat underscores the importance of continued
Zika’s arrival in Miami Beach didn’t drive away Miriam Haskell, who is pregnant with her first child.
Zika’s arrival in Miami Beach didn’t drive away Miriam Haskell, who is pregnant with her first child.
WASHINGTON — The Senate’s top Republican on Thursday unveiled legislation to prevent a government shutdown next weekend and provide more than $1 bi
As the number of pregnant women in Florida who are infected with the Zika virus increases, so does the concern.
A Tarrant County resident who recently traveled to Miami has tested positive for Zika in what is thought to be the second Texas case linked to a tr
Argentinian and Brazilian Doctors claim that the application of a pesticide to Brazil’s drinking water is to blame for the increase in Zika-associa
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Health threats like Ebola, swine flu (H1N1), SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) and bird flu have all taken a turn at terrifying the world
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell offered legislation Thursday to try to avert an Oct.
CT scans (top) and MRI scans (bottom) of the head of a newborn with active Zika virus infection for 67 days show reduced brain tissue volume and mu
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Former DNC Chair and Florida Rep.
With numbers of sexually transmitted illnesses rising across the nation, local and state public health officials are particularly worried about the
Virginia Bliss is a mother, an experimental dark wave musician and one of the first people to receive a potential Zika prevention vaccine.
If there is one image bound up with Zika in the popular imagination, it is that of the microcephalic baby with a tiny head.
There are conflicting opinions on the impact that the Zika virus outbreak is having on Disney's (NYSE:DIS) theme park resort in Florida.
Eventually, according people who predict this sort of thing, Dallas County is going to get its very own homegrown case of the birth-defect causing
Miami Beach’s tourism industry has been able to swerve each time Zika has tried to deal it a major blow — until now.
Florida Gov.
A week after health officials announced the first probable Zika case in Cameron County, a pregnant San Benito woman has become the first confirmed
The Zika virus is a real, medically proven infection.
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Florida Governor Rick Scott is using his emergency powers to direct $25 million in state money to help develop a Zika vaccine me
LONDON – Patients who take medicines derived from blood plasma or urine are not at increased risk of catching Zika, even if the body fluids come fr
A strategic partner of Monsanto, is the manufacturer of Naled, the pesticide used in the US to control mosquitoes that spread Zika, AND the pestici
SAN BENITO — If your radar wasn’t up, it should be now.
CEBU, Philippines - The Cebu provincial government isn't taking any chance.
How far will the Zika outbreak spread, and for how long? Predicting Zika's course in the continental United States is difficult.
The Zika virus might have been just another mosquito-borne infection—only on our radar if we lived in or planned to visit a tropical setting, much