Zika virus

Florida Gov. Rick Scott says pregnant women statewide can get a free Zika test to determine whether they've been infected with the mosquito-borne virus.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott now says the number of locally acquired Zika cases had climbed to 15. Florida is the first state in the US to have locally...

Now that Zika is being transmitted in Florida, epidemiologists expect to see pockets of Zika outbreaks to crop up around the state.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not adding Florida or Miami to its list of areas where pregnant women should avoid traveling.

Scientists have yet to confirm whether Florida has its first “locally acquired” case of Zika. But Florida researchers are in hot pursuit for ways to…

The first case of Zika-related microcephaly was confirmed today in a child born in Florida, according to the Florida Department of Health. The child’s...

Hundreds of families in Tampa Bay live in their cars, tents and in the woods.A Tampa charity said that’s why they are distributing kits to the homeless to…

An experimental vaccine for the Zika virus is due to begin human testing in coming weeks, after getting the green light from U.S. health officials.

A late-morning thunderstorm had just passed when Evaristo Miqueli reached the faded yellow house with its overgrown plants and algae-covered swimming...

Mosquito control officials in the Florida Keys are expecting an expensive fight against the mosquitoes that carry the Zika and dengue viruses.

Florida's congressional delegation will hold a meeting next week in Washington to receive presentations about the Zika virus, with panelists expected to...

Professors from the University of Florida have developed a mosquito trap that they say could help prevent the spread of the Zika virus. Professor Phil...