Tag: Zika Virus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has had to rearrange its effort to fight the Zika outbreak, said director Tom Frieden. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Feds scraping together ‘nickels and dimes’ to fight Zika

Robert King · March 23, 2016 8:18 pm

The health organization for the America has received $3 million of the $25 million requested. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

WHO gets little funding on Zika

Robert King · March 22, 2016 3:57 pm

"This legislation is about protecting America's security at home and abroad," Rep. Lee Zeldin, who introduced the bill, wrote in a Facebook post. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

House passes bill aimed at blocking terrorists at the border

Joel Gehrke · March 22, 2016 1:21 am

A recent study looked at 50 cities where they know the mosquito Aedes aegypti resides. The mosquito is the primary carrier of Zika. (AP Photo)

Study: Zika could spread to 50 U.S. cities

Robert King · March 21, 2016 4:13 pm

World Health Organization will do a pilot project to see if modified mosquitoes can wipe out virus carriers. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

GMO bugs playing controversial role in Zika fight

Robert King · March 19, 2016 4:01 am

Currently, doctors have to use a combination of three tests to determine if someone is infected with Zika. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Feds approve faster Zika test

Robert King · March 18, 2016 8:41 pm

"These are emergencies," Pelosi told reporters at her weekly press briefing. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pelosi wants more money for Zika, opioid abuse and Flint

Susan Ferrechio · March 17, 2016 3:59 pm

Gleyse Kelly da Silva holds her daughter Maria Giovanna as she sleeps in their house in Recife, Brazil, a focal point in the fight against the Zika virus. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Republicans want to use Ebola funds to fight Zika

Robert King · March 14, 2016 5:01 am

Health officials say chances are minimal of getting the Zika virus at higher elevations. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

CDC: Get to higher ground to avoid Zika

Robert King · March 11, 2016 7:01 pm

World Health Organization sought to crush a host of rumors about the Zika virus. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

WHO: Vaccines don’t cause Zika-related birth defect

Robert King · March 11, 2016 5:50 pm

Virus is primed to explode and spread dramatically on the island as the rainy season approaches. (AP Photo/Danica Coto)

CDC: Puerto Rico could have ‘hundreds of thousands’ of Zika cases

Robert King · March 10, 2016 5:39 pm

The National Institutes of Health has begun work to develop a Zika vaccine, but it's important to ensure that any vaccine is both effective and safe. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Here’s what we know about the Zika virus

Rep. Fred Upton · March 10, 2016 5:03 am