Zika Virus

About 5 percent of pregnant women infected with Zika in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories last year had babies with birth defects, says the federal health agency. And the risk isn't over.

Hundreds of health care and other officials gathered in Lexington Thursday for a Zika Summit. State infectious disease specialist Dr. Ardis Hoven says…

The Fayette County Health Department is preparing for a lengthy mosquito season. A demonstration Wednesday at Lexington’s historic McConnell Springs…

Kentuckians headed to tropical locales for spring break are being reminded to take precautions against the Zika virus. Travelers are advised to prevent…

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.

With an eye on the Zika virus, Kentucky Public Health officials are urging pregnant women, those who might be pregnant and their sex partners to carefully…

But it's too early to say whether the epidemic isn't as bad as the agency first predicted back in February.

Lexington Health Department crews are taking additional steps to prevent the possible spread of zika in Fayette County. Lexington’s first confirmed zika…

State officials are raising awareness about the Zika virus at this year's Kentucky State Fair. Officials from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services,…

In the wake of Lexington’s first Zika virus case in an infant, health officials continue to stress ways to fend off further cases in the area. Fayette…