An curved arrow pointing right. The Zika virus was discovered almost 60 years ago, but only recently has it caught the world's attention by sweeping through South and Central America and causing ...

The virus arrived in the United States in the summer of 2016. Zika virus is transmitted primarily by mosquitoes that thrive in tropical climates and urban areas. The virus can cause Zika virus disease ...

Dr. Anne Schuchat of the CDC spoke at the White House on Monday April 11, 2016 about the potential threat Zika virus may have on the United States. Produced by Emma Fierberg Follow BI Video ...

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 ...

Brazilian researchers have developed a simple test that almost instantly tells whether a person has been exposed to any of the four dengue virus serotypes, as well as Zika virus. The test is an enzyme ...

The diseases spread by mosquitoes can be caused by a parasite, as in the case of malaria, or by viruses, as is the case for Zika fever and numerous ... in the Americas. The virus is not spreading ...