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February 19, 2016

Experts question assumption that Zika sickens just 1 out of 5

Since the beginning of the Zika outbreak in Brazil that is now spreading rapidly in the Americas, public health authorities have cited a statistic that only about one in five people infected by the virus develops any symptoms.

February 19, 2016

Zika-hit Puerto Rico prepares to import all of its blood supplies

New guidelines barring the collection of blood in areas with outbreaks of the mosquito-borne Zika virus will be put to the test first in cash-strapped Puerto Rico, where health officials have two weeks to start importing the island's supply.

February 19, 2016

As Zika rages in the Americas, should Asia be worried?

Zika virus continues to rage in the Americas, and the World Health Organization has declared it a global health emergency.

February 19, 2016

US, Brazil researchers join forces to battle Zika virus

Top U.S. and Brazilian medical experts met on Thursday to launch a research partnership to find a vaccine against the Zika virus that has spread rapidly since it first appeared in the Americas last year.

February 19, 2016

Can scientists prove Zika virus is causing birth defects?

Scientists suspect an outbreak of the Zika virus is behind a surge in a rare birth defect in Brazil.

February 18, 2016

Pope suggests women threatened by Zika virus could use contraception

Pope Francis has suggested that women threatened with the Zika virus could use artificial contraception but not abort their fetus, saying there's a clear moral difference between aborting a fetus and preventing a pregnancy.

February 18, 2016

University of Michigan investigating possible norovirus

ANN ARBOR (AP) — The University of Michigan says as many as 100 students have been sick this week with a gastrointestinal illness.

February 18, 2016

World Bank offers $150M to countries affected by Zika

The World Bank said on Thursday it is making $150 million in financing immediately available to help combat the Zika virus outbreak in affected Latin American and Caribbean countries.

February 18, 2016

Study suggests Zika can cross placenta, adds to microcephaly link

In what experts describe as another piece of evidence linking Zika with the risk of birth defects, researchers on Wednesday reported finding the virus in the amniotic fluid of two pregnant women whose fetuses were diagnosed with microcephaly.

February 18, 2016

Colombia's forecast on Zika-linked birth defect may be too high, health minister says

Colombia, seen as a key test case for the impacts of a Zika outbreak, is reconsidering its own forecast of babies likely to be born with a rare birth defect linked to the mosquito-borne virus, indicating that it may be too high.