Zika

Florida has confirmed its first sexually-transmitted case of the Zika virus of this year. That comes as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are…

With all this rainy weather this month, Leon County health officials are encouraging area residents to watch out for mosquitoes. Because mosquitoes can…

Doctors at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are worried the Zika virus may be causing epilepsy. The findings are published in the Journal of…

Florida’s mosquito control districts are hoping to convince lawmakers to increase their funding to help fight the Zika virus—a mosquito borne disease that…

There’s a new host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday. Last month, Lulu Garcia-Navarro took over the role for Rachel Martin—the new co-host of Morning…

Several Florida universities and research institutes have received millions of dollars in grants to help fight the Zika virus—the mosquito borne disease…

Despite a predicted slow down during the cooler winter season, the Zika virus continues plaguing Florida. The Zika virus is mainly transmitted by the…

There are now more than 1,200 cases of the Zika virus in Florida, and about a fifth are locally contracted cases via Florida mosquitoes. So, health…

The Zika virus outbreak is no longer an international emergency, according to the World Health Organization. But a Florida epidemiologist is stressing the…

The U.S. Senate announced Thursday that a bipartisan Zika funding deal has been struck and a vote could take place next week. But, in the meantime,…