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 ...

A study reveals that Africa's low rates of Zika virus outbreaks may be due to a surprising factor: the genetic makeup of ...

A new systematic review of 373 studies reveals the detection of 22 viruses in human semen following acute infection, ...

The UK Health Security Agency issues warning over malaria, dengue fever and Zika virus to anyone travelling to tropical ...

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 ...

Oct. 25, 2023 — Zika virus infection in pregnant rhesus macaques slows fetal growth and affects how infants and mothers interact in the first month of life, according to a new study. The work ...

Zika is a mosquito-borne virus that can cause serious birth defects in babies born to infected mothers. The virus has spread rapidly in recent years, and it is now a global health concern.

Zika virus disease is mainly spread by mosquitoes ... been warned mosquitoes carrying deadly diseases have reached new parts of Europe. ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. 679215 ...