/tags/zika-virus Zika Virus en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 12:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2018-08-31/ut-scientists-invent-new-method-to-track-mosquito-borne-diseases Scientists say they’ve invented a new tool to fight mosquito-borne illnesses. The technology could help public health officials rapidly track and fight� Fri, 31 Aug 2018 12:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2018-08-31/ut-scientists-invent-new-method-to-track-mosquito-borne-diseases Mose Buchele /health/2017-07-26/first-suspected-local-zika-case-of-2017-turns-up-in-south-texas The first documented locally acquired case of Zika in the continental U.S this year has been detected in Hidalgo County, at the southern tip of Texas.� Wed, 26 Jul 2017 21:28:28 GMT /health/2017-07-26/first-suspected-local-zika-case-of-2017-turns-up-in-south-texas Texas Public Radio /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 /texas/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 /texas/2017-05-15/ut-researchers-create-computer-model-to-track-zika-spread-in-real-time Alexandra Hart /health/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� Mon, 15 May 2017 12:05:36 GMT /health/2017-05-15/study-finds-knowledge-gaps-among-pregnant-women-as-texas-prepares-for-more-zika-cases Ashley Lopez /health/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 is� Tue, 25 Apr 2017 12:21:37 GMT /health/2017-04-25/texas-health-officials-say-were-still-quite-vulnerable-to-zika-this-mosquito-season Ashley Lopez /health/2016-12-27/its-likely-we-missed-some-zika-cases-in-texas-this-year There could be Zika cases in Texas we missed this year, according to experts in the state. That became clearer after health officials closely monitored a� Tue, 27 Dec 2016 11:40:00 GMT /health/2016-12-27/its-likely-we-missed-some-zika-cases-in-texas-this-year Ashley Lopez /texas/2016-12-09/texas-officials-confirm-4-more-locally-transmitted-zika-cases From the Texas Tribune: The Texas Department of State Health Services and the Cameron County health department announced Friday they've identified four� Fri, 09 Dec 2016 19:16:44 GMT /texas/2016-12-09/texas-officials-confirm-4-more-locally-transmitted-zika-cases Johnathan Silver, Texas Tribune /health/2016-11-28/texas-announces-first-in-state-transmission-of-the-zika-virus Texas officials have announced the first in-state transmission of the Zika virus in Texas. In a statement released this afternoon, the Texas Department of� Mon, 28 Nov 2016 20:40:56 GMT /health/2016-11-28/texas-announces-first-in-state-transmission-of-the-zika-virus Andrew Weber /health/2016-11-13/minibrains-could-help-drug-discovery-for-zika-and-for-alzheimers Each lab-grown cluster of human cells fits on a pin's head, but contains some of the cell types and circuitry of a real brain. The structures already are offering insights into how Zika attacks. Sun, 13 Nov 2016 23:01:00 GMT /health/2016-11-13/minibrains-could-help-drug-discovery-for-zika-and-for-alzheimers Jon Hamilton