Zika virus

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio says that if Congress does not act now on Zika prevention funding, lawmakers may have to return to Washington later for an...

The U.N. health agency says sexual transmission of Zika is more common than first thought. It is updating its advice to women who have been in areas hit...

Federal officials are all but certain there will be a Zika outbreak in the continental U.S. this summer. The mosquito-borne virus continues to spread in...

Florida has less than half of the special traps that will be part of the frontline for detecting the Zika virus in mosquitoes because of a backlog at...

The number of pregnant women in Florida with the Zika virus climbed from nine to 36 following new federal guidelines outlining how the cases will be...

House Republicans on Wednesday pushed through a $622 million bill to battle the Zika virus, setting up challenging negotiations with the Senate and the...

The Zika pandemic has gotten people talking about mosquito control. But humans aren’t the only ones affected by mosquito-borne diseases in South Florida.

There's little doubt: Zika is coming to the continental United States, bringing frightening birth defects — and, most likely, newly urgent discussions...

The White House and Democrats are pressuring congressional Republicans to act on President Barack Obama's demands for money to combat Zika, but even the...

Florida agriculture officials are distributing mosquito traps to areas that lack surveillance for the species that carries the Zika virus. Commissioner...

At least two Florida Republicans in Congress have broken with their party and are calling on the GOP leadership to approve $1.9 billion in emergency…

Florida's governor says the U.S. government needs to prepare for the Zika virus like it's a hurricane.Forecasts for a hurricane threatening U.S. coasts…