Zika virus, first identified in 1947 in Uganda, had been thought to produce a rare and mild disease until it suddenly emerged in Brazil in 2015 and spread explosively through South America, Central ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is moving ahead of Congress. The agency today (May 13) invited local health agencies to apply for Zika prep–related grants, following the ...

The Florida Department of Health has not said whether the two cases may be linked, but has asked the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to send a medical epidemiologist to help ...

Dr. Anne Schuchat of the CDC spoke at the White House on Monday April 11, 2016 about the potential threat Zika virus may have on the United States. Produced by Emma Fierberg Follow BI Video ...

This past year, the Zika virus has emerged as global problem. The virus, which is primarily transmitted via mosquitoes, has been spreading around the Americas since May 2015. One of the reasons it ...

The method involves using low-dose X-rays to render male mosquitoes unable to reproduce. Male mosquitoes don't bite and won’t have contact with people or spread disease.

Feb. 5, 2024 — For years, there has been a long-held belief that acute viral infections like Zika or COVID-19 are directly responsible for neurological damage, but researchers have now ...

Is the threat of the Zika virus affecting your vacation plans ... As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website highlights, the mosquito-borne virus poses a specific threat to pregnant ...

Amid the rising cases of Zika virus in Maharashtra, the Central government has issued an advisory to the states highlighting ...

Asian tiger and Asian bush mosquitoes - which carry Zika and other dangerous viruses ... A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said: "All routine tests showed ...