A structured analysis of the evidence confirms that infection with mosquito-borne Zika virus is a cause of the neurological disorder Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), in addition to microcephaly and other...

A Michigan State University research team is the first to show how a common bacterium found in improperly cooked chicken causes Guillain-Barre Syndrome, or GBS. The federally funded research, now published...

Upon recording an additional 2,391 locally acquired, or autochthonous Zika virus cases during the first week of September, the case count on the island has surpassed 20,000 cases (22,358), according...

One week after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a Zika public health emergency for the  Commonwealth, health officials in Puerto Rico reported an additional 2,506 Zika virus...

Since the first local, or autochthonous vector-borne transmission of Zika virus was recorded at the end of January in Greater Portmore, health officials in Jamaica has recorded 2,845 suspected and 55...

Health and Social Security Minister Nickolas Steele says there is need for a collective effort to mitigate against the effects of Zika, with nine confirmed and 30 suspected cases of the virus. During...

Puerto Rico Secretary of the Department of Health, Ana Armendariz Ríus reported Friday (computer translated) that 225 additional Zika virus cases were reported in the past week, bringing the island’s...

Puerto Rican health officials reported an additional 436 confirmed Zika virus cases in the past week, bringing the total confirmed to 2,162. Of this, 108 additional pregnant women were reported and two...

On Thursday, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director, Dr Thomas Frieden addressed the National Press Club on Zika virus and the response efforts being taken. During his talk, Frieden,...

The Colombian National Institutes of Health (INS) say the Zika virus epidemic is on the decline recording some 80,000 cases to date, with only Brazil reporting more. Over the weekend, the INS announced...