Tag: Zika Virus

All 21 cases are within the same small neighborhood in the Miami-Dade area, Florida officials say. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Florida Dems want feds to prioritize money for Zika

Robert King · August 10, 2016 7:19 pm

All 21 cases are within the same small neighborhood in the Miami-Dade area, Florida officials say. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Four more Zika cases in Florida

Paige Winfield Cunningham · August 9, 2016 7:42 pm

Hillary Clinton called on Republicans to convene a special session of Congress to pass new funding for the Zika virus as more cases crop up in Miami. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Clinton calls for special session to pass Zika funds

Robert King · August 9, 2016 7:38 pm

The baby's mother was suspected of having been infected with the virus while traveling in Latin America during her pregnancy, officials in Harris County, Texas, said. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Second U.S. baby dies from Zika

Paige Winfield Cunningham · August 9, 2016 3:10 pm

Sixteen cases of Zika have been found in which the person was infected by a mosquito bite, the primary mode of transmission of the virus. All of the cases are in a one-square-mile radius in Miami. (AP Photo)

Florida investigating possible spread of Zika

Robert King · August 8, 2016 7:17 pm

A biotech company must convince Florida Keys residents to approve the use of genetically altered mosquitoes for the first time in the U.S. to fight the Zika virus. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Florida Keys voters to decide on genetically altered bugs to fight Zika

Robert King · August 6, 2016 4:01 am

A 16th Zika infection has been found in a Miami neighborhood, according to local health officials. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Miami Zika outbreak adds new case

Robert King · August 5, 2016 7:41 pm

The genetically modified mosquitoes are males that would mate with females. The female's offspring don't reach adulthood, hence reducing the breeding of the mosquito Aedes aegypti, which spreads the Zika virus. (AP Photo)

FDA approves trial of genetically modified mosquitoes to attack Zika

Robert King · August 5, 2016 3:33 pm

A new poll found that a majority of Americans believe a woman should be able to get a late-term abortion if they are infected with the Zika virus. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Americans support late-term abortion for Zika pregnancies

Robert King · August 5, 2016 2:59 pm

"Once again, I want to urge the American people to call their members of Congress and tell them to do their job," said President Obama. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Obama asks Americans to pressure Congress on Zika

Pete Kasperowicz · August 4, 2016 9:15 pm

Two newborns in California have a severe birth defect caused by the Zika virus, the state's public health department announced Thursday. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Two California newborns have Zika-related defect

Paige Winfield Cunningham · August 4, 2016 8:58 pm

Neither chamber is otherwise expected to be in session until Sept. 6. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP to Dems: Let’s pass Zika funding tomorrow

Susan Ferrechio · August 4, 2016 5:25 pm