February 15, 2016 Zika virus may hide in organs protected from the immune system The Zika virus may be particularly adept at entrenching itself in parts of the body that are shielded from the immune system, making it harder to fight off and possibly lengthening the timeframe in which it can be transmitted, top U.S. experts said on Friday.
February 15, 2016 More than 5,000 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus: government More than 5,000 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the country's national health institute said on Saturday, as the disease continues its rapid spread across the Americas.
February 15, 2016 Brazil's Zika-related abortion debate sparks backlash Before her son was born, Danielle Alves didn't know Luiz Gustavo would have microcephaly, a condition that has left the 3-year-old so disabled he can't walk, talk or eat without help.
February 11, 2016 Zika detected in 2 American women who miscarried, report says The Zika virus has been detected in the placentas of at least two American women who contracted the illness while traveling to Zika-afflicted areas and suffered miscarriages when they returned to the United States, STAT News reported.
February 11, 2016 Doctors say Czech woman who gave birth in a coma is on the mend A Czech woman who gave birth in January while in a coma is improving, her doctor says, and her baby boy has been discharged from the hospital.
February 11, 2016 Back to its roots: How Zika may threaten Africa Florzinha Amado is eight months pregnant and trying to stay calm about whether the Zika virus infection she contracted at 21 weeks could have harmed her unborn child.
February 11, 2016 Baby born weighing 10 ounces who defied odds heads home The smallest surviving baby born at Carolinas HealthCare System is finally headed home more than four months after she was born.
February 11, 2016 Catholic group urges pope to allow contraception to fight Zika A Roman Catholic group appealed to Pope Francis on Wednesday to allow Church members to "follow their conscience" and use contraception or to let women have abortions to protect themselves against the Zika virus.
February 10, 2016 Pregnancy may help soothe PTSD symptoms in at-risk women For women suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pregnancy may reduce their symptoms, found a new study published in the journal Depression and Anxiety.
February 10, 2016 US to study Zika link to Guillain-Barre in Puerto Rico Experts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are heading to Puerto Rico this week to study whether the mosquito-borne Zika virus will cause an increase in cases of a rare neurological disorder known as Guillain-Barre syndrome as the outbreak intensifies in this U.S. territory.