ISLAMABAD: Zika virus has been confirmed in Pakistan for the first time, with researchers from the Aga Khan University ...

Zika infects brain cells responsible for memory and cognitive function. Lasting effects of the infection on adult brains could be more significant than previously thought, according to a recent ...

Zika virus is a flavivirus, part of the same family as yellow fever, West Nile, chikungunya and dengue fever. Zika is primarily transmitted through the bite of an infected Aedes aegypti mosquito.

After a big outbreak in Brazil in 2015, Zika spread throughout Latin America, the Caribbean and elsewhere. The virus also spread locally in parts of Texas and southern Florida last year.

A Zika virus epidemic across South and Central America in 2015 led to the emergence of the virus as a global threat, the team explained. While infection with Zika virus in adults typically leads ...

Protective efficacy of a Zika purified inactivated virus vaccine candidate during pregnancy in marmosets. npj Vaccines, 2024; 9 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41541-024-00824-0 ...

Here’s a look at Zika virus, an illness spread through mosquito bites that can cause birth defects and other neurological defects. Zika virus is a flavivirus, part of the same family as yellow ...

For the first time, doctors have tied infection with the Zika virus to possible new heart problems in adults. The evidence so far is in only eight people in Venezuela and is not enough to prove a ...