Zika virus

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy looks at a sample of mosquitoes in Orlando, Fla., on Monday. With him is Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell and Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs.

Florida Governor Says Local Mosquitoes Have Transmitted Zika Virus

3:12pm July 29, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Officials say they've found the first indication that mosquitoes are transmitting Zika virus in the U.S. Four people in South Florida are infected; travel or sexual transmission has been ruled out.

Blood donations in the U.S. aren't routinely screened for the Zika virus.

Fearing Zika, FDA Asks 2 Florida Counties To Halt Blood Donations

5:27pm July 28, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Health officials put blood donations in South Florida on pause until it's known whether four cases of Zika virus were caused by mosquitoes in the U.S., or until blood donations can be screened.

Larry Smart, a Miami-Dade County mosquito control inspector, uses a fogger to spray pesticide to kill mosquitoes in an effort to stop a possible Zika outbreak in Miami.

Miami Steps Up Mosquito Control Efforts After Suspected Zika Cases

7:09pm July 22, 2016

by Greg Allen

Health officials think two people in Miami may have contracted the virus from local mosquitoes. So they're spraying pesticide to help stop the virus from spreading into Florida's mosquito population.

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A Broward County, Fla., employee takes water samples in a yard to test for mosquito larvae in June. It's part of the county's mosquito control program.

Florida Officials Probe Zika Case That May Not Be Related To Travel

5:33pm July 20, 2016

by Rob Stein

The Florida Department of Health says it's possible that a Zika infection in Miami-Dade County is not related to travel in a country where Zika is spreading. An investigation is underway.

Zika virus particles (colored purple in this scan) infecting cells. Each particle is about 40 nanometers in diameter.

A Case Of Zika Apparently Spread From A Patient To A Family Caregiver

6:44pm July 18, 2016

by Rob Stein

Federal and Utah health officials are investigating a case that may be the first instance of Zika spreading from one person to another in ways other than via mosquito bites, sex or the placenta.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is updating its guidelines on preventing transmission of Zika virus via sexual activity.

First Case Reported Of A Woman Infecting A Man With Zika Through Sex

4:05pm July 15, 2016

by Rob Stein

A woman in her 20s infected a man after she returned to New York City from a country where Zika is spreading. Health officials say he got infected through unprotected sexual intercourse.

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in a lab in Recife, Brazil.

How An Electric Shock Could One Day Protect You From Zika

7:37pm June 28, 2016

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Scientists are making impressive progress in creating a vaccine for Zika. And they're using a new technology that makes vaccine development faster than ever.

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Donald G. McNeil Jr. is a global health reporter for The New York Times.

'Nobody Is Immune': Bracing For Zika's First Summer In The U.S.

3:45pm June 28, 2016

Author Donald. G. McNeil Jr. predicts that 2016 will be the worst year for Zika transmission in the U.S. "After this year, a fair number of people will be immune, and ... immunity will grow," he says.

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So far it looks like Zika virus doesn't pose the same neurological risk to small children as it does to fetuses in the womb.

Zika And Children: What Parents Need To Know

2:22pm June 20, 2016

by Michaeleen Doucleff

So far, data suggest that Zika doesn't pose the same risk of neurological defects to babies and children as it does to fetuses in the womb. But doctors don't know the long-term effects of the virus.

People walk past graffiti art in the Providencia community of Rio, a favela that dates back to 1897.

Health & Safety

Is The Risk Of Catching Zika Greater In Poor Neighborhoods?

7:00pm June 16, 2016

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

A statement of advice for visitors to the Olympics, from WHO, initially said to avoid impoverished areas to reduce the risk of Zika. Does research back it up?

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