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No vaccine is currently on the market, though several are being developed. (Photo: AP)

Here's what scientists know today about Zika and its effect on...

Zika began spreading in Brazil in April 2015 and the country saw more than 260,000 probable cases in 2016, according to...

6 Jun 2018 4:55 AM GMT

WHO officials said the fact that children can be born with normal head size but later develop microcephaly demonstrates that the definition of congenital Zika virus syndrome. (Photo: AP)

Zika babies may develop microcephaly after birth

The findings raise new concerns about the hidden effects of pre-natal exposure to the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

23 Nov 2016 3:52 AM GMT

Maternal infections during pregnancy are a known risk factor for abnormal fetal development. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's how infections during pregnancy may affect your baby

Maternal immune activation carries a small increased risk for later atypical neurodevelopment.

22 March 2017 9:07 AM GMT

In pregnant women, the virus infects fetal brain cells, resulting in the birth defect known as microcephaly. (Photo: Pixabay)

US study sheds light on how Zika causes nerve disorder

In pregnant women, the virus infects fetal brain cells, resulting in the birth defect known as microcephaly.

14 Dec 2017 6:28 AM GMT

Countries with Zika virus outbreaks are likely to experience large increases in microcephaly and other Zika-related birth defects. (Photo: AP)

Microcephaly quadrupled in Colombia in 2016

Overall, there were 9.6 cases of microcephaly per 10,000 live births in Colombia, where the virus infected as many as...

10 Dec 2016 11:38 AM GMT

While no signs of glaucoma were present at the time of birth, the infant developed swelling, pain, and tearing in the right eye. (Photo: Pixabay)

Zika virus can cause glaucoma in infants

This is the first known incidence of glaucoma in an infant with the Zika virus.

7 Dec 2016 6:46 AM GMT