zika

The pesticide widely used to fight Zika-carrying mosquitoes in Florida and across the nation has been linked to deficits in motor functions in Chinese...

Hoping to get ahead of potential Zika outbreaks , Planned Parenthood of Collier County is launching a new education initiative aimed at prevention....

Summer is quickly approaching, and that means more of the bugs that made international headlines last year -- mosquitos. What can residents do to prepare…

Seven babies have been born in Florida with birth defects linked to the Zika virus.The Orlando Sentinel reports that State Surgeon General Dr. Celeste…

Drain and cover. That's the message Miami-Dade County mosquito control specialists want the public to hear. Mosquitos can lay more than 100 eggs at a...

There are fewer Zika cases in Florida compared to this time last year.This year, 50 Floridians have caught Zika while traveling, and four people have…

Florida's largely dry conditions, which might appear to be more conducive to wildfires, shouldn't be seen as a reason to reduce vigilance in preventing…

The vaccine against Zika vaccine was developed by the Army, with the government paying for clinical trials, too. Health officials want to be sure drugmaker Sanofi Pasteur doesn't make it unaffordable.

Mosquito fish are 2.5-inch long native, freshwater fish that love munching on mosquito hatchlings. On Saturday, March 27, Mosquito Control officials are...

Travelers infected with the Zika virus in the Caribbean brought it to South Florida multiple times before officials realized it had reached the U.S., an analysis of virus genomes finds.