More than 1,400 Americans contracted Zika while traveling outside the U.S. this year and a Caribbean-island nation is one of the top destinations where they caught the virus.
A New York City resident has become the first woman suspected of transmitting Zika virus to a sexual partner.
Jul 14

By Associated Press
Congress is out for a seven-week recess with several major accomplishments to highlight for voters and plenty of unfinished business.
Jul 06

By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News
As public health officials hustle to implement strategies like these to undermine the threat of the Zika virus, one such tactic could exacerbate a different health concern: maintaining the nation’s supply of donated blood.
Jul 02

By Michael D. Regan
Florida health officials confirmed on Friday the discovery of 10 new cases of the Zika virus in parts of the state.
Jun 30

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press
Tropical disease specialists are most concerned about impoverished urban areas along the Gulf Coast, where the numbers of the mosquito that spreads Zika are expected to spike.
Jun 29

By Joshua Barajas
The body parts were first discovered by a Rio street vendor, police confirmed to Reuters, on the world-famous Copacabana Beach, also the site of this year’s Olympic beach volleyball competitions.
Jun 28

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press
A dysfunctional Senate split along party lines on Tuesday and left a $1.1 billion proposal to fight the Zika virus in limbo, despite growing fears and a more than 800 cases of Zika infection in the continental U.S.
Jun 28

By Andrew Joseph, STAT
Two vaccines under development protect mice against the Zika virus for at least two months, a new study shows.
Jun 23

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press
The House has passed a $1.1 billion House-Senate measure to combat the Zika virus, but the GOP-drafted measure is a nonstarter with Senate Democrats and the Obama White House.
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