More Zika mosquitoes captured in Miami Beach, county says

Health officials visited the area of 575 W 49th St. near La Gorce Golf Club on Saturday to alert residents that traps had captured mos...

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Police Departments Offer ‘Free Meth Testing’ for Zika Virus to Catch Drug Users

Police departments are cracking down on meth users in a comical way. Police departments are warning meth users that their supply m...

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Thanksgiving flight bookings to Miami fall on Zika risk: study

Flight bookings to Miami for the Thanksgiving holiday in November dropped after the Zika virus was detected in the Wynwood area in the...

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Massive bee death after South Carolina sprays for Zika mosquitoes

Millions of bees succumbed to acute pesticide poisoning after little-publicized switch to aerial spraying. There is no question that...

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Singapore confirms Zika spread; U.S. and other countries issue travel warnings

Confirmed cases of Zika virus in Singapore rose to 82 on Tuesday, as the United States joined a growing list of countries warning pregna...

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As Zika fear spreads, FDA gives Roche test emergency authorization

With concerns over a continued Zika outbreak growing, the Food and Drug Administration has given Roche Holdings emergency approval to ...

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Texas moves slowly to combat growing threat of Zika virus

Attempts to provide poor, pregnant women in Texas with mosquito repellent to avoid possible Zika infections are off to a slow start. T...

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1st West Nile virus cases reported in 2 eastern Montana counties

Montana's first 2016 cases of West Nile virus have been reported in Dawson and Garfield Counties. The Montana Department of Public ...

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Local schools taking Zika preventative measures as classes resume

MIAMI (WSVN) - As students across Miami-Dade County prepare to head back to class, educators have a protection plan in place in the zone...

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Zika fears, misunderstandings hard to swat away

Despite a mosquito hot spot that popped up last week in Miami Beach, Florida, Zika remains overwhelmingly a travel-related disease, chal...

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Health official warns Zika could spread across U.S. Gulf

One of the top U.S. public health officials on Sunday warned that the mosquito-borne Zika virus could extend its reach across the U.S. G...

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Louisiana flooding: West Nile, not Zika, poses bigger threat

The Louisiana Flood of 2016 -- the result of a once-in-a-1000-year rainstorm -- is starting to retreat in some of the places it hit hard...

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Mother talks about raising children born with microcephaly

MIAMI, Fla. —As Palm Beach County reacts to the first locally contracted case of the Zika virus, one local mother is hoping her story wi...

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Marco Rubio against abortions for women with Zika

WASHINGTON — Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is against abortions for women with a Zika virus risk, according to Politico. Politic...

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Marco Rubio Argues Against Allowing Abortions For Zika-Infected Women

In March, Florida Senator Marco Rubio declared his intent to leave public service after his current term. This reaction followed Donald...

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Zika: where is the race to the vaccine?

According to WHO, more than a dozen pharmaceutical companies around the world are working to develop a vaccine against the virus Zika. h...

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Officials: Aerial Spraying Working Against Miami Mosquitoes

FRIDAY, Aug. 5, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Aerial spraying is killing many mosquitoes in a part of Miami where the insects have been linke...

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Three Kinds of Vaccines Protect Monkeys from Zika

“What’s the timeline been on the development of these Zika vaccines?” I asked Nelson Michael, a colonel in the U.S. Army Medical Corps a...

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U.S. health researchers test Zika vaccine as funds run low

U.S. government researchers said on Wednesday they have begun their first clinical trial of a Zika vaccine while the Obama administratio...

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Experimental vaccine could provide rapid response to diseases

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –  A type of experimental vaccine that can be made in just a week and has protected mice against influenza, Ebola and ...

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