Zika virus is spread by the same mosquito that carries dengue and chikungunya and has been regarded as great cause for worry for pregnant w...

An ongoing epidemic of Zika virus began in early 2015 in Brazil and with it new evidence emerged that Zika virus infection of mothers durin...

Zika can cause birth defects, including a devastating syndrome known as microcephaly in which babies are born with unusually small heads.

Pregnant women with Zika during first trimester have a risk of up to 13 per cent that their infant will be born with the microcephaly defec...

In three Brazilian infants with microcephaly, the researchers from Stanford University in the US and colleagues observed retinal lesions.

In turn, hyper-activated TLR3 turns off genes that stem cells need to specialise into brain cells and turns on genes that trigger cell suic...

After a woman tested positive for Zika officials went to see if she could have been bitten by a transmitter mosquito at her home.

"It is hard to predict when the first vaccine will be licensed for use. Knowledge gained over the years from vaccine development of other f...

India is among five countries where projects are underway to develop vaccines to fight the deadly Zika virus affecting newborns in 38 count...

Zika virus has infected at least 116 people, including an infant, in the US, according to a leading American public health institute.

A woman with a confirmed case of the Zika virus in the southern state of Chiapas gave birth to a "clinically healthy" baby boy, Mexico's he...

An epidemic of Zika virus has been happening in Brazil since April 2015. Six months after the onset of the Zika virus outbreak, there was a...

The device repels mosquitoes by releasing a vapour form of insecticide through a battery-powered fan, forming an insecticide "cloud".

WHO urged Southeast Asian countries and India to strengthen surveillance and take preventive measures against Zika virus.

The intensified efforts of the government follow the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring Zika an international public health emergenc...

WHO estimates there could be up to 4 million cases of Zika in the Americas in the next year, but no recommendations were made to restrict t...

Obama and Rousseff agreed to continue to prioritise building national, regional, and global capacity to combat infectious disease threats m...