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February 17, 2016

Experts debunk viral theory linking microcephaly and pesticide

After a story went viral over the weekend linking a pesticide, rather than a virus, to the high rate of the birth defect microcephaly in Brazil, health officials from the United States and Brazil swiftly sought to refute the claim.

February 17, 2016

Inovio says Zika vaccine shows response in mice

Drug developer Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc said preclinical testing of its vaccine for Zika virus induced robust and durable response in mice and it expected to test the vaccine in humans before the end of 2016.

February 17, 2016

WHO issues $56M plan to combat Zika virus

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that $56 million is needed to combat the Zika virus through June, including fast-tracking vaccines and diagnostics.

February 16, 2016

Zika virus in semen provides more evidence of sexual spread

The case of a man in the United Kingdom who had Zika virus a few years ago provides even more evidence that the virus can be transmitted through sex, according to a new report

February 16, 2016

Mexico says 6 pregnant women infected with Zika

Mexico has confirmed six pregnant women are infected with the Zika virus, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 80, the government said.

February 16, 2016

Pregnant women should consider delaying travel to Zika areas: WHO

Women who are pregnant should consider putting off travel to areas infected with the Zika virus as a precautionary measure, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday in new advice.

February 16, 2016

WHO backs mosquito bacteria, gene trials to tackle Zika virus

The World Health Organization backed trials of genetically modified mosquitoes and a bacteria that infects insects as potentially important weapons in the fight against the Zika virus, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

February 15, 2016

Eating lots of fish in pregnancy linked to obesity risk for kids

Pregnant women who eat more than three servings of fish a week - that is, more than the maximum recommended by U.S. health regulators - may face an increased risk of having babies who grow rapidly and become obese in childhood, a research review suggests.

February 15, 2016

Study analyzes why more people are having twins these days

It's not your imagination鈥攎ore people are having twins these days.

February 15, 2016

Timeline: Zika's origin and global spread

The following timeline charts the origin and spread of the Zika virus from its discovery in Uganda nearly 70 years ago: 1947 - Scientists researching yellow fever in Uganda's Zika Forest isolate the virus in samples taken from a rhesus monkey 1948 - Virus recovered from Aedes africanus mosquito in the Zika forest 1952 - First human cases detected in Uganda and Tanzania 1954 - Virus found in young girl in Nigeria 1960s-1980s - Zika detected in mosquitoes and monkeys in band of countries stretching across equatorial Africa 1969-1983 - Zika is found in equatorial Asia, including India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Pakistan 2007 - Zika spreads from Africa and Asia to cause the first large outbreak in the Pacific island of Yap 2012 - Two distinct lineages of the virus, African and Asian, are identified by researchers 2013-2014 - Zika outbreaks in French Polynesia, Easter Island, the Cook Islands and New Caledonia.