Tag: Zika Virus

The findings examine outcomes of Zika-affected pregnancies that occurred in the U.S. territories. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Zika caused serious birth defects in 120 babies in US territories, CDC says

Kimberly Leonard · June 8, 2017 5:38 pm

"We are fortunate in that at the NIH we have very good bipartisan support," says Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

NIH prepares for Zika season

Kimberly Leonard · May 15, 2017 4:03 am

Officials say it's difficult to predict what this year's mosquito season will look like. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Fearing Zika, states ready for mosquito season

Kimberly Leonard · April 10, 2017 8:52 pm

$300 million fund would be used to respond to outbreaks such as Ebola and the Zika virus. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

House lawmakers push for disease emergency fund

Robert King · April 10, 2017 4:20 pm

The proportion of babies affected by Zika is significantly higher than officials initially believed. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

CDC: 10 percent of Zika-affected pregnancies show birth defects

Kimberly Leonard · April 4, 2017 9:09 pm

Bernie Sanders is calling on President Trump to not give a French drug maker a monopoly to sell a Zika virus vaccine. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sanders slams Zika vaccine deal

Robert King · March 11, 2017 3:15 pm

In the U.S., 4,592 travel-associated cases were found as well as 200 locally transmitted cases. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Half million suspected Zika cases found in 2016

Robert King · December 30, 2016 4:05 pm

Zika cases in Texas prompt warning

Robert King · December 15, 2016 12:10 am

Zika is no longer spreading in a one-square-mile part of the Little River area of Miami, according to an announcement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

CDC: Zika no longer spreading in part of Miami-Dade

Robert King · December 2, 2016 3:38 pm

Texas' Department of State Health Services reported that a resident in Cameron County, near the border with Mexico, contracted the Zika virus. (AP Photo)

Zika spreads to Texas

Robert King · November 28, 2016 8:33 pm

Health officials say they haven't found a new case of the virus in North Miami Beach for 45 days. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Zika no longer in part of Miami Beach

Robert King · November 22, 2016 8:52 pm

The World Health Organization declared Friday that the Zika virus is no longer a public health emergency. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

WHO says Zika no longer a public health emergency

Robert King · November 18, 2016 7:35 pm