Zika virus

St. Paul, MN (Learfield Wire Services) --  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say there have been 40 confirmed cases of the Zika virus in Minnesota.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota health investigators are searching cities in the southern part of the state for one of two primary species known to carry the Zika virus.

MIAMI (AP) -- In a highly unusual travel warning, health officials advised pregnant women to avoid a part of Miami where mosquitoes are apparently transmitting Zika directly to humans.

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - Minnesotans often like to brag that one of the benefits of enduring the states miserable winters is the bitter cold can help keep a number of nasty critters at bay. With the headlines filled with stories about the spread of the Zika virus in warmer regions of the globe, can we assume that our frigid fortress will also prevent the infection from spreading this far nor

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) -- Mayo Clinic researchers are working to develop a new vaccine to combat the Zika virus.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — State health officials say they've confirmed a case of a rare mosquito-borne virus, but say it's not a risk to spread in Minnesota.