Sep 19 CDC relaxes Zika travel ban for Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood By Nsikan Akpan On Monday,the CDC updated their Zika-related travel guidelines for Miami's Wynwood neighborhood. Continue reading
Sep 14 CDC deploys new rapid response teams to fight Zika By Virginia Anderson, Kaiser Health News ATLANTA — It was a call that public health officials were dreading, but for which they had prepared. Continue reading
Sep 09 Only a few weeks of Zika funding remain, CDC says By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The head of the government's fight against the Zika virus warned that the country is "about to see a bunch of kids born with microcephaly" in the coming months. Continue reading
Sep 07 Senate leaders see path forward on funding Zika virus By Quinn Bowman Senate leaders in both parties said Wednesday they’re talking with the White House about two major issues that remain unaddressed this year: approving emergency money to fight the Zika virus and keeping most of the federal government funded after the… Continue reading
Sep 06 FAQ: What will end the Zika impasse in Congress? By Quinn Bowman Members of the House and Senate are back in Washington after an extended summer recess. While they were away, fears of a local Zika outbreak on the U.S. mainland became reality. How did we get here?… Continue reading
Sep 02 Paralysis cases could help identify Zika spread, researchers say By Andrew Joseph, STAT Health officials are now finding that reported cases of Zika track closely with the onset of a temporary paralysis called Guillain-Barré syndrome. Continue reading
Aug 30 Zika stays in the family, mother mosquitoes pass virus to eggs By Nsikan Akpan The inheritance of Zika virus may guarantee its long-term survival in mosquito (and human) populations. Continue reading
Aug 27 Genetically modified mosquitoes have wide support in Florida By Helen Branswell, STAT Most people in Florida — the first US state to experience local spread of the Zika virus — favor the use of genetically modified mosquitoes to combat spread of the virus, a new poll suggests. Continue reading
Aug 26 Symptomless man linked to sexual transmission of Zika for first time By Nsikan Akpan The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report a Zika case transmitted by sex with an asymptomatic person in Maryland, while the U.S. Food and Drug administration expands its advisory for blood screening. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 7:13 News Wrap: In Afghanistan, roadside bomb causes first U.S. combat death since January By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Tuesday, an American soldier died in Afghanistan -- the first U.S. combat death in the country since January. The soldier’s patrol in the Helmand province triggered a roadside bomb that also wounded another U.S. service member… Continue watching