The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday that it now considers Zika to be the definitive cause of the birth defects seen in Brazil and other countries affected by the ...

The CDC has awarded $16 million to 40 state and territory health departments to enhance rapid detection of microcephaly and other adverse outcomes linked to the Zika virus. The awarded funds are a ...

The CDC will award nearly $184 million in funding to states, territories, local jurisdictions and universities to bolster efforts designed to curb the spread of Zika and mitigate adverse outcomes ...

The decision is based not on one single piece of conclusive evidence, but rather a growing body of research. A report on the CDC’s decision was published in The New England Journal of Medicine. The ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Confirming the worst fears of many pregnant women in the United States and Latin America, U.S. health officials said Wednesday there is no longer any doubt the Zika virus causes babies ...

The Zika outbreak has spread to 11 countries in Southeast Asia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed Thursday evening. The CDC has issued a travel warning urging pregnant ...

The historic travel advisory issued by the CDC after local Zika transmission was detected in Miami could persist for a year, according to Tom Frieden, MD, CDC director, who recently spoke with The ...

NEW YORK (AP) Zika infections have been confirmed in nine pregnant women in the United States, including one who gave birth to a baby with a rare birth defect, health officials said Friday. The ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday that it has now considers the Zika virus to be the definitive cause of the birth defects seen in Brazil and other countries affected ...