In the face of growing anxiety over the mosquito-borne Zika virus, about 125 experts have signed their names to a letter
May 18 The Zika virus, an infectious disease linked to severe birth defects in babies, may spread into Europe as the weather gets warmer, although the risk is low, health officials said on Wedne
Australian Olympians travelling to Rio may benefit from a quick, new Zika test to make sure they don't pa on the devastating virus. An outbreak acro
28.04.2016
Pregnant asylum seekers detained on Nauru could be exposed to the Zika virus, with the Department of Immigration and Border Protection confirming there had been cases of the mosquito-borne disea
01.04.2016
GENEVA/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Researchers around the world are now convinced the Zika virus can cause the birth defect microcephaly as well as Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare neurological di
15.03.2016
Scientists think a type of genetically modified mosquito could help stop the march of Zika virus, a disease that's spreading in 37 countries and territories around the world. The Aede
08.03.2016
By: Rachael Rettner and Karen Rowan Published: 03/05/2016 02:00 PM EST on LiveScience Pregnant women who become infected with Zika virus may be at ri
01.03.2016
Brazil has recently ramped up its fight against the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which spreads dengue, Chikungunya and Zika, the latter a virus that has been linked to birth defects. Brazil'
01.03.2016
Brazil has recently ramped up its fight against the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which spreads dengue, Chikungunya and Zika, the latter a virus that has been linked to birth defects. Brazil'
As mosquito-borne virus Zika threatens to spread during the Pacific tropical cyclone season, volunteers may want to take heed of new research suggesting insect repellent could make the problem wor
15.02.2016
SC Johnson is gearing up to whack a lot more mosquitoes. The home chemicals giant, which makes the insect repellent Off and the insecticide Raid, announced on Tuesday that it will donate 54,000 unit
10.02.2016
A pregnant Queensland woman has been diagnosed with Zika virus, the state's health authority announced on Wednesday. The woman was the state's third diagnosis to be announced in the pa
08.02.2016
On Friday, scientists detected Zika virus in both urine and saliva for the first time, cla ifying the virus in the bodily fluid samples as "active." That means the fluid sample
02.02.2016
The NSW Health department has confirmed two cases of Zika virus in Australia from pa engers travelling from the Caribbean back to Sydney. However the department said the virus did not pose a seriou
02.02.2016
The World Health Organization declared a "public health emergency of international concern" on Monday morning due to the clusters of microcephaly and other neurological abnormalitie
02.02.2016
As the research community gears up to addre Zika virus, one common question has been why, if we’ve known about Zika since 1947, are we only starting these efforts in 2016? A
01.02.2016
The fast-spreading Zika virus is likely being under-diagnosed in South-East Asia, infectious disease experts have warned in several reports, including that of an Australian who wa