Two recent studies, including one published today in Pediatrics, show that exposure to the Zika virus (ZIKV) in utero can ...

A MUM-to-be was forced to terminate her pregnancy at 26 weeks after catching a virus spotted Europe, which caused her baby’s ...

Overall, 14 percent of children exposed to Zika in the womb — about 1 in 7 — were harmed in some way by the virus, the researchers report online August 7 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Researchers discover how Zika virus and related viruses replicate in human cells, illuminating potential new vaccines.

Zika virus, infamous for causing microcephaly, manipulates a host protein called ANKLE2 to assist its replication, which also ...

The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which abnormal brain development results ...

Even infants who appear healthy at birth can develop severe neurological complications later in life, highlighting the insidious nature of Zika virus exposure. As these children grow older ...

Nov. 29, 2022 — Children who are exposed to the Zika virus while in the womb, but who are not subsequently diagnosed with Zika-related birth defects and congenital Zika syndrome (CZS), may still ...

Zika virus, first identified in 1947 in Uganda, had been thought to produce a rare and mild disease until it suddenly emerged in Brazil in 2015 and spread explosively through South America, Central ...

Oct. 25, 2023 — Zika virus infection in pregnant rhesus macaques slows fetal growth and affects how infants and mothers interact in the first month of life, according to a new study. The work ...

The mosquito-borne virus has been linked to shrunken brains in children At least 89 people, including 17 children, have tested positive for the Zika virus in a district in India's most populous ...