Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new Zika vaccine from Brazil shields the brain and testicles, avoids dengue confusion, and could reshape prevention strategies ...

The beach at beach at Haleiwa, Hawaii, on Oahu's North Shore. The Hawaii Department of Health has confirmed at least one case of Zika on the island of Oahu, with two other suspected exposures to the ...

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne orthoflavivirus that can cause birth defects, including microcephaly, a condition in which head and brain size are significantly reduced at birth. The collective ...

On February 1, 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the recent association of Zika infection with clusters of microcephaly and other neurologic disorders constituted a Public Health ...

RGID feels India need to intensify surveillance to detect & prevent spread of Zika virus: Nandita Vijay, Bengaluru Tuesday, October 4, 2016, 08:00 Hrs [IST] Rajiv Gandhi Institute ...

The mosquito-borne Zika virus hijacks a host protein called ANKLE2 to support its own reproduction. ANKLE2 is involved in brain development in the fetus and because Zika can cross the placenta and ...

Infection with Zika virus (ZIKV) in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities, and fetal death. Until now it’s not been clear how the virus manages to cross the placenta, which ...

Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting a host's dendritic cells. But a new Nature Communications study, led by ...

Special meetings have already been held by the health authorities and officers have been given clear directions to mitigate ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) confirmed a travel-related Zika case in which two people may have been exposed. In response to the mosquito-borne virus, DOH vector ...

Women's Awareness About Zika Virus During Pregnancy How aware are women regarding the risk of Zika virus infection during pregnancy, and how often do they discuss these concerns with their healthcare ...

LA JOLLA, CA—Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting a host's dendritic cells. But a new Nature Communications ...