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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U.S. confirms Florida Zika cases are first local transmission in any state

Florida and federal officials on Friday confirmed the first local spread of the Zika virus through infected mosquitoes in the continenta...

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Researchers Clear 'Patient Zero' From AIDS Origin Story

It's one of the biggest medical mysteries of our time: How did HIV come to the U.S.? Scientists say they have figured out when a...

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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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West Nile virus found in Ottawa mosquitoes for 1st time in 2016

Ottawa Public Health is asking people in the city to protect themselves against mosquito bites after it recently found West Nile virus i...

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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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CARDINALS SLOW WEST NILE VIRUS’S SPREAD IN ATLANTA

The residents of Atlanta may have a tiny, feathered protector against West Nile virus, a new study indicates. Each summer, cardinals ta...

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Mosquito tests find EEE at Chapman Pond in Westerly

WESTERLY — An August mosquito sample at Chapman Pond has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis. The virus, known more commo...

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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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Strawberries linked to hepatitis A outbreak in 6 states

(CNN)An outbreak of hepatitis A caused by imported frozen strawberries from Egypt has sickened 55 people in six states, the US Centers...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Can The Mumps Kill You? Arkansas Investigating Hundreds Of Cases In Outbreak

A mumps outbreak brought 427 cases of the virus to northwestern Arkansas, the state's department of health reported Friday. Thirte...

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Timing Conception Might Help Reduce Zika Risk in Affected Areas

THURSDAY, July 28, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Women in Zika-affected countries might reduce their risk of infection during pregnancy by t...

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