Pregnant women have even more reason to be concerned about the spread of the Zika virus after two reports published this week reinforced the connec
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Babies exposed to the Zika virus as fetuses are more than 50 times more likely to be born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains — a
At a specially designed manufacturing plant in Frederick, workers and machines have been filling hundreds of tiny vials with a vaccine that could p
Scientists have produced the strongest evidence yet that Zika virus infection in pregnant women causes microcephaly in their babies.
Zika fears are causing travelers to reconsider Walt Disney World trips, according to a recent survey for a financial services firm.
Aedes aegypti isn’t the only way to get Zika, but the striped-leg mosquito gets most of the buzz.
With more than a thousand new cases of Zika reported in Puerto Rico for the first week of September, the numbers of those infected may rise even hi
A new survey shows they know it's transmitted by mosquitoes, for example, but not that it can be passed sexually, or that you can be infected
(NaturalNews) Law enforcement authorities in Michigan have found a more creative way to crack down on the use of illegal substances.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A long impasse that has delayed money to combat Zika for months neared an end Thursday as congressional aides said Republicans wo
Despite growing uncertainty about the possible link between the Zika virus and birth defects, a new poll found that a majority of Americans support
MIAMI BEACH — Wearing gas masks and holding signs that said “The Cure is Worse Than The Disease,” Miami Beach residents marched outside city hall e
AFP_AZ7NO.jpg (FILES) This file photo taken on May 07, 2016 shows a mosquito in Mexico City.
An offering of no good choices roused the crowd. City Hall became a cacophony of angry voices. Civic leaders were shouted down.
Thai officials fumigate a Bangkok temple as part of a stepped up campaign to tackle the mosquito-borne disease Zika.
MIAMI — Gov.
SINGAPORE More than 300 people have been diagnosed with the Zika virus in Singapore this year, while the figure for Thailand has reached 200.
With the Zika virus spreading in Florida and money to fight it dwindling, Bob Menendez ships his daughter protective clothing and information about
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Washington (CNN)Negotiations on Capitol Hill over bills to fund the government and eradicate Zika are inching along, but a series of thorny issues
WASHINGTON – Turns out Zika is as much a political quagmire as it is a health crisis.
MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) — Locals gathered outside Miami Beach city hall Wednesday morning, waiting to voice their opinion on spraying in the fight a
HOUSTON, Texas – A doctor in the Texas Medical Center says if men want to have children, they should freeze their sperm before traveling to areas t
Via the National Environment Agency's Zika Clusters page, we learn that eight new Zika cases have been identified today—and nothing else.
A third travel-related case of the Zika virus has been reported in Escambia County by the Florida Department of Health The Escambia County case was
BANGKOK – Thailand has recorded about 200 cases of Zika since January, the health ministry said on Tuesday, making it a country with one of the hig
To fight mosquitoes that may be carrying the Zika virus, officials in Miami-Dade County are now using aerial spraying, and this is stirring local c
N.J.'s cases of the Zika virus have risen sharply again, rising at its fastest rate so far in past four weeks. Where are these cases?
Some monkeys can contract Zika virus in the womb and show signs of brain damage similar to those seen in human babies, according to a new study.
It turns out that Zika isn’t the only urgent problem that needs federal funds fast.
Gov. Rick Scott is in Washington Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday meeting with House Speaker Paul Ryan, Florida’s U.S. Sen.
Angry protesters repeatedly interrupted a meeting of the city council in Miami Beach Wednesday, shouting "No more naled" and demanding an
Lawmakers are scheduled to leave town again in early October to return home and campaign.
KUALA LUMPUR: Two new Zika virus infection cases were detected on Tuesday (Sep 13) involving two sisters in Miri and in Kuala Lumpur, raising the t
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Environmental Protection Agency, and anyone concerned with mosquito control in general, or Zika
Descriptions of the scene sounded like viewing a battlefield: the bodies of millions of honey bees, found by their surprised keepers, lay in scatte
Republicans are taking a pasting in the mainstream media over Congress’s failure to enact legislation that will provide more resources to the effor
September 13, 2016, 6:52 PM |Florida has tested more than 6,000 pregnant women for Zika.
More information on a mysterious case of Zika infection in Utah has come to light, health officials said today.
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – With three weeks to go before the close of the session, the U.S. Senate may be close to passing a Zika funding bill.
Eighteen babies have been born in the United States so far with severe brain defects tied to Zika infection, the start of a huge toll to families a
Miami (AFP) - Money to fight the spread of Zika virus in the United States is "essentially all spent," top US doctors said Tuesday, urgin
WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida GOP Gov.
Several countries in Southeast Asia have reported a rising number of Zika cases, but Thailand has one of the highest number in the region, with mor
The number of Zika cases in the country surged to 275 in just ten days from the start of the outbreak on August 27. AsianScientist (Sep.
The mosquito-borne Zika virus causes severe birth defects, and it can be sexually transmitted — which means that helping women prevent pregnancy is
BANGKOK, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Thailand has recorded about 200 cases of Zika since January, the health ministry said on Tuesday, making it a country
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – With 70 confirmed cases resulting from Florida mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus, Gov.
Mosquito-borne Zika continues to crop up in Miami-Dade County outside of the identified zones in Wynwood and Miami Beach, according to health offic
Florida health officials said Tuesday they found six new locally transmitted cases of Zika virus, bringing the state's count to 70 cases.