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The Zika virus, transmitted by mosquitoes, has been spreading throughout Brazil and neighboring countries, putting more concerns for the Olympics this summer, and some cases are discovered in the ...

WITH THE Rio Olympics just weeks away, the Zika virus controversy has become mired in two perilous traps in recent days. On the sporting front, the world’s top golfer has just filled out a ...

The island of Oahu has at least one confirmed case of the mosquito-borne virus, which can also be transmitted from a pregnant ...

Hawaii officials are investigating a confirmed travel-related case of Zika virus on the island of Oʻahu, reigniting concerns ...

Zika virus (ZIKV) infection is a major public health concern, particularly due to the severe brain development defects it can ...

The Hawaii Department of Health confirmed a travel-related Zika case where two individuals may have been exposed.

Ohio State University researchers discover how the Zika virus subverts cellular waste systems to block antiviral responses.

Thank you for reading as, over the last 17 months, we’ve tracked the developing science, the progress toward a vaccine, and the many questions still unanswered about Zika virus. Still ...

Zika, a mosquito-borne virus first identified in 1947 in a Rhesus macaque monkey, continues to perplex scientists in many ways nearly 80 years later. While many people with a Zika virus infection ...

Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the virus manages to cross the placenta, which nurtures the developing ...