
A new study has found that Zika virus impacts fertility in male mice.

A new study has found that Zika virus impacts fertility in male mice.



At the annual meeting of Infectious Diseases Society of America, researchers revealed that in addition to microcephaly, other neurological consequences of Zika virus are being recognized.

Holly Frost, MD, pediatrics physician scientist at the Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, in Minocqua, Wisconsin, explains what Powassan virus is.

Researchers say Morgellons disease is associated with Lyme disease, and the colorful filaments protruding from the skin are comprised of keratin and collagen.

Daniel Eiras, MD, MPH, hospital epidemiologist at NYU Langone Medical Center, discusses the prevalence of Zika virus infections in New York City.

Zika has reached Australia and authorities are taking preventive measures to prevent a large-scale outbreak.

Zika has been around for a long time, with the first report dating back to 1947. Until 2007, only 14 cases had been reported. Subsequently, there have been three outbreaks, culminating with its arrival in the Americas in the 2015 epidemic in Brazil.

The nation’s top public health officials believes the disease is destined to spread across the United States in the coming months.

Despite public outcry, experts agree that vector-control methods are still the most effective ways to fight the spread of the Zika virus.

New cases of Zika are impacting Florida’s “Little Haiti” neighborhood.

Richard Krieger, MD, chairman of the Infection Control Committee at Chilton Medical Center, and infectious disease physician at ID care, discusses if Lyme disease poses a bigger threat than Zika virus in New Jersey.

The CDC Foundation and the Florida Department of Health have announced that the the Pfizer Foundation has donated millions to improve Zika response efforts.

With social media serving as a news source to so many, researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Tulane University School of Medicine studied how Facebook users are talking about the Zika virus.

New studies on the Zika virus have revealed how long the virus may stay in the vaginal tract, as UK researchers have mapped the first complete Zika virus genome derived from semen.

Stephen Redd, MD (RADM, USPHS), Director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), discusses if the public should be concerned by avian influenza.

Stephen Redd, MD (RADM, USPHS), Director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), explains how to combat anti-vaccine trends.

A new CDC study suggests that a closer look at the epidemiology of cat scratch disease may help prevent infections.

A mutated version of Yersinia pestis may hold the key to vaccines for the plague.

Stephen Redd, MD (RADM, USPHS), Director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), discusses if the influenza vaccine can be administered to a patient with Zika.

Research groups from around the world have identified potential therapeutic targets for treating active Zika virus.

Stephen Redd, MD (RADM, USPHS), Director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), discusses Zika and sexual transmission.

Stephen Redd, MD (RADM, USPHS), Director of the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), discusses what is known about the study that found Zika virus in tears.

Researchers at Sanofi Pasteur, have developed a “transmission model” for Dengue and assessed the population impact of vaccination in the 10 countries participating in the Phase III efficacy studies for CYD-TDV/Dengvaxia.