Overall, 14 percent of children exposed to Zika in the womb — about 1 in 7 — were harmed in some way by the virus, the researchers report online August 7 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Pune: The Zika virus strain that circulated in the city between June and September last year had certain concerning mutations ...

Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, ...

Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, ...

A recent study published in Communications Biology found that the Zika virus causes metabolic changes in human skin, transforming it from a protective barrier into a magnet for mosquitoes.

CIDRAP and global health experts set Zika virus preparedness research priorities, stressing the need for improved diagnostics ...

Even infants who appear healthy at birth can develop severe neurological complications later in life, highlighting the insidious nature of Zika virus exposure. As these children grow older ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — Zika virus hijacks the skin of its human host to send out chemical signals that lure more mosquitoes to infect and spread the disease further, new research ... Wrong Place ...

Brazilian researchers have developed a simple test that almost instantly tells whether a person has been exposed to any of ...

Zika, a mosquito-borne virus first identified in 1947 in a Rhesus macaque monkey, continues to perplex scientists in many ways nearly 80 years later. While many people with a Zika virus infection ...

Since WHO declared the Zika virus epidemic a public health emergency of international concern in 2016, there remain no licensed vaccines, therapeutics, or diagnostic tests for routine antenatal ...