Remembering Zika: Parents offered their kids for studies, then say they were forgotten
Years after agreeing to take part in research, families of children with congenital Zika syndrome are feeling abandoned.
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Babies Who Seem Fine At Birth May Have Zika-Related Problems Later, Study Finds
The largest study to follow women infected with Zika while they were pregnant finds about 6 percent of children had problems at birth, but 14 percent had complications by their first birthday.
A Baby Exposed To Zika Virus Is Doing Well, One Year Later
Yaritza Martinez was infected with the Zika virus when she was 12 weeks pregnant. Doctors in Washington, D.C., are studying her son and other children to see if the virus has affected their health.
Mosquito-Borne Diseases Found In U.S. Athletes And Staff At Rio Olympics
Scientists were worried about Zika at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. But a recent study found there was no evidence of the virus in athletes and staff. They did, however, find other viruses.
CDC Reveals Sharper Numbers Of Zika Birth Defects From U.S. Territories
About 5 percent of pregnant women infected with Zika in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories last year had babies with birth defects, says the federal health agency. And the risk isn't over.
States Fear Price Of New Zika Vaccine Will Be More Than They Can Pay
The vaccine against Zika vaccine was developed by the Army, with the government paying for clinical trials, too. Health officials want to be sure drugmaker Sanofi Pasteur doesn't make it unaffordable.
Miami's Zika Outbreak Began Months Before It Was First Detected
Travelers infected with the Zika virus in the Caribbean brought it to South Florida multiple times before officials realized it had reached the U.S., an analysis of virus genomes finds.
51 Babies Born With Zika-Related Birth Defects In The U.S. Last Year
The Zika virus continues to impact a small number of pregnant women and their babies in the U.S., and there is no sign of it slowing down. "Zika is here to stay," the CDC's acting director says.
To Test Zika Vaccines, Scientists Need A New Outbreak
It's a bit of a paradox, but researchers say they need Zika virus to re-emerge this year so they can test vaccines designed to defeat it.
In Puerto Rico, A Woman Infected With Zika Prays For A Healthy Baby
Puerto Rico has experienced many more cases of Zika virus than the continental U.S. But health and educational services are scarce on the islands for children born with disabilities.