On Monday, director general of the World Health Organization Dr. Margaret Chan declared the mosquito-borne Zika virus to be an international public health emergency. Chan made a particular point of ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a travel-related case of Zika virus on Oahu and identified two others who may have been exposed, prompting a public warning to avoid mosquito bites ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. The Zika virus epidemic that began in Brazil in 2015 and ...

When a nasty bug infects a cell, the cell sends out riders called interferons that, like Paul Revere, warn the other cells: A virus is coming! A virus is coming! Interferons bind to receptors on the ...