Zika Babies

• Doctors tie Zika virus to heart problems in some adults

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

  Health

  Mar 10, 2017
  
• Zika virus: doctors uncertain how long babies will need to be monitored

  Babies who at first seem to have escaped the Zika virus' devastating hallmark defect — an abnormally small head at birth — might not be out of the woods after all.

  Health

  Oct 2, 2016
  
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• Afraid of Zika? Scammers, bug spray companies capitalizing on mosquito-borne illness

  Companies and entrepreneurs are capitalizing on Zika fears wherever mosquitoes buzz, hawking questionable products like anti-Zika wristbands.

  Aug 3, 2016
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• Spread of Zika virus could bite Florida’s tourism industry, say experts

  Health officials in Canada and the U.S. are urging pregnant women to avoid travelling to parts of Florida amid reported cases of Zika virus that could have implications for the popular vacation destination.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2016
• Pregnant Canadian women urged to avoid parts of Florida due to Zika virus

  The Public Health Agency is telling pregnant Canadian women who visited Miami-Dade and Broward counties in Florida on or after June 15 to take precautions against the Zika virus.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2016
• Honduras reports 8 babies born with Zika-related defects

  Honduras' health minister says eight babies with severe birth defects linked to the Zika virus have been born in the Central American country.

  Health

  Jul 26, 2016