/tags/zika Zika en-US Copyright Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-07-01/how-dallas-county-keeps-track-of-mosquitoes-to-limit-west-nile-virus Dallas County has reported at least 90 positive mosquito samples for West Nile Virus. Recent heavy rain has led to more mosquitoes, but the summer heat adds to the problem. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-07-01/how-dallas-county-keeps-track-of-mosquitoes-to-limit-west-nile-virus Sam Baker /health-wellness/2023-12-15/the-u-s-is-unprepared-for-the-growing-threat-of-mosquito-and-tick-borne-viruses Experts warn that new tropical viruses are headed for the U.S. – and the country should take active measures to fend them off. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:20:42 GMT /health-wellness/2023-12-15/the-u-s-is-unprepared-for-the-growing-threat-of-mosquito-and-tick-borne-viruses Pien Huang /2019-06-17/defense-department-puts-a-rush-on-zika-vaccine-testing-in-san-antonio The Department of Defense is funding research in San Antonio to see if a new vaccine can prevent birth defects in babies of women exposed to the Zika... Mon, 17 Jun 2019 19:38:05 GMT /2019-06-17/defense-department-puts-a-rush-on-zika-vaccine-testing-in-san-antonio Bonnie Petrie, Bonnie Petrie /2019-01-29/san-antonio-researcher-helps-develop-experimental-zika-test A Texas Biomedical Research Institute scientist is helping develop a test for the Zika virus that has been called “a lab on a chip.” Tue, 29 Jan 2019 22:52:13 GMT /2019-01-29/san-antonio-researcher-helps-develop-experimental-zika-test Bonnie Petrie, Bonnie Petrie /2017-07-26/first-suspected-local-zika-case-of-2017-turns-up-in-south-texas ***Updated at 4:00 p.m. The first documented locally-acquired case of Zika in the continental U.S this year has been detected in Hidalgo County, at the... Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:31:11 GMT /2017-07-26/first-suspected-local-zika-case-of-2017-turns-up-in-south-texas Wendy Rigby /2017-05-30/states-fear-price-of-new-zika-vaccine-will-be-more-than-they-can-pay 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. Tue, 30 May 2017 11:36:00 GMT /2017-05-30/states-fear-price-of-new-zika-vaccine-will-be-more-than-they-can-pay Alison Kodjak /2017-05-15/ut-researchers-create-computer-model-to-track-zika-spread-in-real-time From Texas Standard: Mosquito season is looming large in Texas, and with it, renewed fears of mosquito-borne illnesses. Several Zika cases have already... Mon, 15 May 2017 19:25:49 GMT /2017-05-15/ut-researchers-create-computer-model-to-track-zika-spread-in-real-time Alexandra Hart /2017-05-15/study-finds-knowledge-gaps-among-pregnant-women-as-texas-prepares-for-more-zika-cases The Zika virus presents a lot of complications for public health officials, but according to a new study, one of the biggest problems is a knowledge gap. Mon, 15 May 2017 12:05:36 GMT /2017-05-15/study-finds-knowledge-gaps-among-pregnant-women-as-texas-prepares-for-more-zika-cases Ashley Lopez /2017-04-25/texas-health-officials-say-were-still-quite-vulnerable-to-zika-this-mosquito-season Mosquito season is upon us, and Texas still isn’t out of the woods when it comes to Zika. The mosquito-borne illness can cause birth defects if a woman... Tue, 25 Apr 2017 12:21:40 GMT /2017-04-25/texas-health-officials-say-were-still-quite-vulnerable-to-zika-this-mosquito-season Ashley Lopez /2017-02-23/to-test-zika-vaccines-scientists-need-a-new-outbreak It's a bit of a paradox, but researchers say they need Zika virus to re-emerge this year so they can test vaccines designed to defeat it. Thu, 23 Feb 2017 17:43:00 GMT /2017-02-23/to-test-zika-vaccines-scientists-need-a-new-outbreak Carmen Heredia Rodriguez