Here’s what’s inside a CDC-recommended Zika prevention kit: 1. Standing water treatment: The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the primary vector for Zika transmission. The mosquito is urbanized and likes to ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – On the front ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Wednesday announced $66.1 million in funding to combat the Zika virus. Puerto Rico will receive $60.6 million because of its high incidence of local ...

VALHALLA, New York (WABC) -- Westchester County was treating storm drains Thursday, one of the annual measures for mosquito control that has taken on new urgency with the increase of Zika virus cases ...

As concerns increase throughout the Americas about a mosquito-borne virus associated with serious birth defects, Southern California public health agencies are taking steps to prevent illness among ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Rob and Rachel Goyen, two local trail runners, spend a lot of time outdoors. They've also been trying to conceive a child for three years. The Zika virus is something they stay very ...

With Zika virus emerging as a public health concern worldwide, experts at The Johns Hopkins Hospital are closely monitoring the spread of the mosquito-borne illness and offering useful information to ...

Zika virus belongs to the same family as dengue virus and Aliota and Osorio -- with co-authors Stephen Penaido at SVM and Ivan Dario Velez, at the Universidad de Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia -- ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Health officials in Washington are providing free kits aimed at preventing the spread of the Zika virus. WRC-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1Xa0iSN ...

BUFFALO, NY- October 9, 2024 – A new review was published in Oncotarget's Volume 15 on September 30, 2024, entitled, “Zika virus and brain cancer: Can Zika be an effective treatment for brain cancer?