The CDC on Monday issued updated guidance for Zika testing in pregnant women, according to an early release of the agency’s most recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The agency no longer ...

The CDC will award nearly $184 million in funding to states, territories, local jurisdictions and universities to bolster efforts designed to curb the spread of Zika and mitigate adverse outcomes ...

The CDC is now advising women who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant to avoid traveling to a specific Miami neighborhood after 10 newly reported domestic Zika cases were tied to that area.

The CDC will not move forward with a proposal to conduct aerial spraying across Puerto Rico in order to eliminate mosquitoes and limit the spread of the Zika virus. The agency acquiesced to the wishes ...

The CDC has awarded $16 million to 40 state and territory health departments to enhance rapid detection of microcephaly and other adverse outcomes linked to the Zika virus. The awarded funds are a ...

Here’s what’s inside a CDC-recommended Zika prevention kit: 1. Standing water treatment: The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the primary vector for Zika transmission. The mosquito is urbanized and likes to ...

Public health departments are investigating 14 instances of possible sexual transmission of Zika virus, including several cases involving pregnant women, in the U.S., according to a Tuesday statement ...

The CDC issued updated interim guidance Friday for healthcare providers who are caring for infants born to mothers with possible Zika virus infection. Zika infections in mothers have been linked to ...

The decision is based not on one single piece of conclusive evidence, but rather a growing body of research. A report on the CDC’s decision was published in The New England Journal of Medicine. The ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Confirming the worst fears of many pregnant women in the United States and Latin America, U.S. health officials said Wednesday there is no longer any doubt the Zika virus causes babies ...

The CDC activated its Emergency Operations Center Jan. 22, 2016, to help protect pregnant women, fetuses and infants from the devastating health issues associated with Zika infection during pregnancy, ...

On Monday, the CDC issued updated interim guidance for clinicians caring for pregnant women who were possibly exposed to Zika. The agency also updated interim guidance to prevent the sexual ...