There was now enough evidence to definitively say that the Zika virus could cause unusually small heads and brain damage in infants born to infected mothers.
The mosquito that spreads it is now present in about 30 states and hundreds of thousands of infections could appear in Puerto Rico.
The Zika virus, thought to be the cause of birth defects known as microcephaly, is "a bit scarier" than scientists initially thought and the first vaccine candidate could be ready for human trials in September, top U.S. health officials said Monday.
In an effort to break the two-month deadlock over funding to fight the encroaching Zika virus, Obama administration officials announced on Wednesday that, as congressional Republicans had demanded, they would transfer $510 million originally intended to protect against Ebola to the Zika battle.
The Chilean Health Ministry on Saturday confirmed the first case of sexually transmitted Zika in the country.
Panama has reported its first case of birth defectsassociated with the Zika virus, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday
The first case of the Zika virus was detected in South Korea from a man having traveled to Brazil, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said Tuesday.
Britain's Medical Research Council said Monday that funding worth 4.6 million U.S. dollars for 26 high-quality research projects has been fast-tracked to speed up the fight to tackle the global threat posed by the Zika virus.
The World Health Organization advised pregnant women on Tuesday to avoid travel to areas where the Zika virus is spreading.
The Marshall Islands has officially declared a state of health emergency, pushing the pacific island country's disease response into high gear following the confirmed diagnosis of Zika in a 25-year-old in the early stages of pregnancy.
A new study of 42 cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome in French Polynesia offers the strongest evidence to date that the Zika virus can trigger temporary paralysis.
The Cuban government on Sunday announced fresh measures to keep the Zika virus out of its borders.
A Japanese teenager infected Zika virus after his return from Brazil, becoming the first Zika case in the island country since the disease spread in Latin America from last year, according to the health ministry here on Thursday.
Australian authorities are undertaking a mass mosquito eradication program in the country's north after a man was tested positive for the Zika virus after returning from South America.
Travel agents across China are advising outbound tourists to be extra cautious as three of the country's five Zika patients caught the virus while on vacation.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday it's investigating 14 new reports of possible sexual transmission of the Zika virus in the country.
Even infants who appear normal at birth may be at higher risk for mental illnesses later in life if their mothers were infected during pregnancy, many researchers fear.
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