CDC: 14 More Reports Of Possible Zika Spread Through Sex In U.S.
The 14 cases all involve men who visited areas with Zika outbreaks, and who may have infected their female sex partners, who had not traveled to those areas.
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The 14 cases all involve men who visited areas with Zika outbreaks, and who may have infected their female sex partners, who had not traveled to those areas.
U.S. health officials are investigating more than a dozen possible Zika infections that may have been spread through sex.
President Barack Obama Monday sent lawmakers an official $1.9 billion request to combat the spread of the Zika virus in Latin America and the U.S.
Infectious disease specialists and OB-GYNs spoke to a group of 60 about the latest news and precautions.
Brazil is signing an agreement with the University of Texas to develop a vaccine against the Zika virus.
U.S. women's national team goalkeeper Hope Solo asserted that if the Olympics were held today, she would not go out of concern about the Zika virus.
Dallas County Health and Human Services have confirmed a positive test for the Zika virus.
Mosquito control agencies in U.S. cities and counties say they are taking advance steps to combat the Zika virus ahead of the typical springtime breeding season.
The newly formed Dallas County Zika Task Force wrapped up its second scheduled meeting this morning. The group, headed by DCHHS Environmental Health, will meet weekly with officials in Dallas County municipalities.
President Barack Obama is asking Congress for more than $1.8 billion in emergency funding to help fight the Zika virus.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued some interim guidelines on how to prevent transmitting the Zika virus through sexual transmission.
North Texas and the world are paying attention after a person in Dallas County became infected with the Zika virus through sexual contact. It is the first case of sexually transmitted Zika virus in the United States.
With the first confirmed Zika case in Dallas County, are you more concerned about the virus now?
Officials with the CDC have sent official confirmation to Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) that the first case of Zika virus in Dallas County in 2016 was acquired through sexual transmission.
The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed there are six travel-related cases of Zika virus disease in the state.
