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How a Drug For Pets May Help Prevent Zika and Malaria

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Do I Still Need to Worry About the Zika Virus?

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Zika Linked to a Spike in Birth Defects in the U.S.

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Why Zika Is Especially Dangerous for Pregnant Women

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Zika Vaccine Protects Mouse Fetuses From Birth Defects

There's promising news about two potential vaccines for Zika, a virus that can cause birth defects in the children of women infected during pregnancy. A new study published in the journal Cell finds that vaccinating...

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Do You Still Need to Worry About Zika?

Last summer, public health experts were on high alert due to the rapid spread of the Zika virus, which has now been proven to cause birth defects and other health problems in infants. Today, experts...

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Half of Brazilian Women Are Avoiding Pregnancy Because of Zika

Researchers found that a majority of women in Brazil are avoiding pregnancy because of fears surrounding Zika

By Alice Park

Why Zika Is So Dangerous During Pregnancy

Two new federal reports provide chilling lessons about the Zika virus

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Texas Confirms Its First Locally Transmitted Case of Zika

The state has been expecting a local case for some time

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Zika Vaccines Are Growing More Promising

The science is progressing, but challenges remain

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Zika Virus Reduces Male Fertility in Mice

The Zika virus is known to affect babies and female reproduction, but fresh evidence suggests that infections may also affect male fertility

By Alice Park

Zika Is Spreading in a New Part of Miami

Governor Rick Scott says federal funding is still needed

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Zika Virus Birth Defects Don't Stop at Microcephaly

A report details how microcephaly is just one of the many ways that Zika infection during pregnancy can affect the developing brain

By Alice Park

Blood Donations Should Be Tested for Zika, FDA Says

The goal is to keep the national blood supply safe

By Alexandra Sifferlin

People With No Symptoms of Zika Can Still Spread It Sexually

Experts confirm that the virus can spread between people who don't have symptoms

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Zika Can Affect a Baby's Brain Beyond Microcephaly

Brain imaging shows the many damaging effects of Zika

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Texas Traveler Gets Zika in Florida

A Texas person got the virus while traveling to an area in Miami

By Alexandra Sifferlin

CDC Warns Pregnant Women Over Zika

This is one of the first times health officials have advised Americans not to travel within the continental U.S. due to a health risk

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Florida Confirms First Cases of Zika Caught From Local Mosquitoes

The four cases are likely to be from mosquito bites

By Rosalie Chan

Zika Fight Struggles Without Funding: CDC Director

The lack of emergency funding for Zika is already taking a toll on research and vaccines

By Alexandra Sifferlin
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