Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe Much of sub-Saharan Africa is prone to Zika infections, but Zimbabwe falls south of the affected areas. The town and waterfall border Zambia, which also has no known risk ...

Is the threat of the Zika virus affecting your vacation plans? If you're expecting or planning to become a mom or dad-to-be soon, you're right to be concerned. As the Centers for Disease Control ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) earlier this week (June 7) issued new guidelines, recommending that people who live in areas where the Zika virus is actively being transmitted to consider delaying ...

However, starting in late 2023, the virus has started popping up in new areas of South America and ... chikungunya, Zika or malaria. Additional symptoms can include chills, muscle aches, joint ...

The Zika outbreak comes as other mosquito-borne illnesses are on the rise. Extreme weather patterns associated with El Niño—heavy rains in some areas and drought in others—can cause an ...

The fact that Aedes mosquitos thrive in urban areas and breed easily in small water deposits explains why Zika is so efficient in densely populated regions. Zika virus infections, for the most ...

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 ...

LA JOLLA, CA—Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting a host's dendritic cells. But a new Nature ...

This PBS special was originally broadcast in August 2016 during the outbreak of Zika virus. It is being rebroadcast now in light of the current novel coronavirus/COVID 19 crisis. The public health ...

Melanie Evans covered the hospital industry for The Wall Street Journal in New York. She reported on the business of running ...

The virus arrived in the United States in the summer of 2016. Zika virus is transmitted primarily by mosquitoes that thrive in tropical climates and urban areas. The virus can cause Zika virus disease ...

Timeline – Zika: History of an Emerging Virus Zika has burst on the scene as though it was a new viral threat to humans. The truth? Zika was discovered nearly 75 years ago, and has been steadily ...