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Alarm over the Zika virus spread today, as public health officials investigated a report that an American had been infected through sexual contact and Brazil said 4,074 cases of infants with severe birth defects could be linked to the virus.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – On Monday, the World Health Organization declared a “public health emergency of worldwide concern” over the Zika virus.

The order authorised the state’s agriculture department to boost the use of mosquito spray in those counties, primarily in residential areas.

The number of pregnant women in Colombia infected with the Zika virus has doubled in a week, officials said. The Aedes aegypti mosquito transmits the Zika virus and is being studied at the institute.

Several gene variations were analyzed to determine whether they are linked with being either an early bird or a night owl.

USA health insurers are closely monitoring the Zika virus and educating members, but it’s too soon to project what the virus may cost payers.

According to a Bloomberg report, six Opec member states and two non-members have said they’ll consider attending an emergency meeting if one is called, citing Opec member Venezuela’s oil ministry. “We are close to reaching an agreement between oil producing...

The WHO says the virus is strongly suspected to cause microcephaly – a disease that causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads. Dallas County Health and Human Services said it received confirmation of the case from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...

A United States travel alert has been issued for two more destinations because of the Zika virus. Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCCHS) said that it received confirmation of the infection from the CDC, but the CDC said that it did not investigate how the transmission...

After possibly one of the biggest Twitter beefs EVER, Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa have now kissed and made up. West also called Rose “mad” in tweets early Friday after she posted messages suggestive of their sex life.

The defensive end has signed to a five-year, $47.25 million contract with the Eagles that includes $23 million guaranteed, a source apprised of the deal told NFL Media’s Albert Breer.

However, while this enhances what we know about transmission of the illness, it doesn’t change what we know about its severity.

New research finds that antiperspirant and deodorant can significantly influence both the type and quantity of bacterial life found in the human armpit’s microbiome.

Florida health officials have confirmed that there have been nine cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in the state, all of which occurred in people who’ve traveled to Latin America and the Caribbean, where the virus has been spreading.

Now there is a growing concern about the virus’s presence in the U.S. According to the CDC, there have been 31 cases of the Zika virus across 11 states. It hasn’t been confirmed, but there appears to be a link between the Zika virus and children born with...