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January 29, 2016

Germany reports 5 Zika cases between October 2015 and January 2016

There were five confirmed cases of the Zika virus in Germany between October 2015 and January 2016, a spokeswoman for the German health ministry said on Friday.

January 29, 2016

Pregnant woman from NYC caught Zika while traveling

A pregnant New York City woman was diagnosed with the Zika virus after visiting a country plagued by the mosquito-borne illness — the third confirmed case in the Big Apple, city health officials revealed Thursday.

January 29, 2016

Infectious disease vaccines: A new approach to global health security

If we want to keep infectious diseases at bay, we need to stop focusing all our attention on defending borders and try to prevent outbreaks in the first place.

January 29, 2016

First-person account of being stricken with the Zika virus

Contracting the Zika virus is as scary as it sounds, according to 21-year-old Brazilian college student Jade Coelho de Miranda, who was infected last year.

January 29, 2016

HIV resistance to favored treatment not uncommon

Resistance to a key HIV drug is common worldwide and could mean trouble for treating and preventing the virus that causes AIDS, according to a new study.

January 29, 2016

Tropical Asia braces for Zika as Thailand appears to steer clear

Tropical Southeast Asian countries said on Friday they were bracing for the mosquito-borne Zika virus, with Malaysia saying it could "spread quickly" if introduced, but Thailand appeared to be bucking the trend with just a handful of cases a year.

January 29, 2016

In face of Zika virus, women ponder abortion, childlessness

Maria Erlinda Guzman desperately wants a baby, and has been undergoing fertility treatments at El Salvador's largest women's hospital.

January 28, 2016

US on high alert for bird flu after Indiana poultry outbreak

In the two weeks since bird flu reappeared in Indiana, U.S. veterinarians have swabbed the mouths of chickens and turkeys across the country, racing to uncover any more infections and contain the virus before it causes mass death and damage like last year.

January 28, 2016

US official sees Zika vaccine trials starting by end of 2016

The United States has two potential candidates for a vaccine for the Zika virus and may begin clinical trials in people by the end of this year, but there will not be a widely available vaccine for several years, U.S. officials said on Thursday.

January 28, 2016

Global health body under pressure to stop Zika virus

The World Health Organization will hold a special session on Thursday on the Zika virus as the U.N. agency comes under pressure for quick action against the infection linked to thousands of birth defects in Brazil that is spreading through Latin America and the Caribbean.