The case would be the first to show the virus can remain in the body for months. — -- The Zika virus has been found in one man's semen 93 days after he first reported symptoms, topping the ...

Ten years ago, the Zika virus shook Brazil. Thousands of babies were born with severe birth defects. Pregnant women faced constant fear, and public health systems scrambled for answers. While the ...

The rare birth defect is associated with the mosquito-borne Zika virus. — -- At the center of the Zika virus crisis is the rise of a dangerous condition called microcephaly. The rare birth defect ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at Zika virus, an illness spread through mosquito bites that can cause birth defects and other neurological defects. Zika virus is a flavivirus, part of the same family as yellow ...

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 ...

Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the virus manages to cross the placenta, which nurtures the developing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On 1 February 2016, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) due to a serious outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil. Zika virus, a ...

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 ...