Zika virus is a cause for concern. The first death from Zika virus in the contiguous United States has now been reported, and we have already seen the impacts of the illness on people in Central and ...

The Zika virus outbreak is no longer an international health emergency but it needs ongoing, "intense action," the World Health Organization says. The committee on Zika and associated neurological ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at Zika virus, an illness spread through mosquito bites that can cause birth defects and other neurological defects. Zika virus is a flavivirus, part of the same family as yellow ...

Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting a host's dendritic cells. But a new Nature Communications study, led by ...

The mosquito-borne Zika virus hijacks a host protein called ANKLE2 to support its own reproduction. ANKLE2 is involved in brain development in the fetus and because Zika can cross the placenta and ...

As winter melts away, the Aedes mosquito population rises with the temperature. When these mosquitoes puncture host skin to feed with their needle-like probosces, they often transmit pathogens like ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Diagnosing Zika infections can be difficult because many infections are asymptomatic. Those who develop symptoms ...

LA JOLLA, CA—Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting a host's dendritic cells. But a new Nature Communications ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) confirmed a travel-related Zika case in which two people may have been exposed. In response to the mosquito-borne virus, DOH vector ...