Raising alarm, scientists in Brazil show that a more common mosquito can carry the Zika virus. But it's undetermined if the species can transmit the virus to humans.

Health officials reported that a person in Texas has become infected with the Zika virus after having sex with someone who had recently returned to the United States from a trip to Venezuela. The virus, which has been linked to birth defects in the Americas, is primarily spread through mosquito bites, but investigators had been […]

DCHHS director Zachary Thompson has advised many to use condoms to avoid any sexually transmitted diseases.