Zika

It's June, it's hot, it's rainy -- and that means mosquitos are once again coming out in full force.This week on Florida Matters we're talking about how…

A report released Thursday shows Zika had about the same impact on birth defects in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories as it did in other places hit...

Florida scientists have developed a new test for Zika that would produce results in less than an hour. And the test can detect the Zika virus in the...

Summer is quickly approaching, and that means more of the bugs that made international headlines last year -- mosquitos. What can residents do to prepare…

Florida's largely dry conditions, which might appear to be more conducive to wildfires, shouldn't be seen as a reason to reduce vigilance in preventing...

New research shows the Zika virus was likely in the state earlier than health officials had previously thought—and had arrived in the state on multiple...

Mosquito fish are 2.5-inch long native, freshwater fish that love munching on mosquito hatchlings.On Saturday, March 27, Mosquito Control officials are…

Just this month Brazil—the country where experts say the Zika virus first arose— ended its nationwide health emergency related to the virus . The World...

Last summer’s wave of local transmission of the Zika virus hasn’t yet bled into 2017 , but officials from Key West to West Palm Beach are gearing up for...

Miami-Dade County plans to hire a full-time entomologist in its increasingly costly fight against the Zika virus.

Money that has helped states with Zika tracking and education may end by this summer, putting at risk efforts to better understand the mostly mosquito...

Summer is peak mosquito season, and that means greater concern about the Zika virus.On Thursday, representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and…