Zika infection can cause severe brain-related birth defects, including a dangerously small head, if women are infected during pregnancy
Infections sometimes persist in the eye after they have been cleared from the rest of the body
Zika is spread by the Aedes mosquito, which also spreads dengue fever
Suspects are currently isolated at Communicable Disease Centre as they wait for the test results
Authorities are continuing with their efforts to bring the population of Aedes mosquitoes under control in affected areas
The study says limited per capita health resources is one of the reasons that puts Indians at major risk
There have also been rare cases of person-to-person sexual transmission
It spreads from people to mosquitoes to people again through bites, but the insects do not spread the disease among their own population
There has been a surge in number of people affected by Zika virus in Singapore, particularly those working in construction sites
The United States has warned its pregnant women not to travel to Singapore, while Australia, Taiwan and South Korea have issued travel alerts
Zika virus, which has caused alarm among Malaysian health authorities, was detected in the 58-year-old woman, said Malaysia's Health Minister S Subramaniam
The move comes following more cases of local transmission in Florida and the growing number of travel-related infections
The FDA said its decision to expand blood screening in the US was based on concerns about more cases of local transmission in Florida
The last time the US Department of Health and Human Services declared such an emergency was in 2012 in the wake of Superstorm Sandy
Mosquito-borne diseases are responsible for more than one million deaths worldwide every year
6 antibodies were found, and from these, 4 were able to effectively prevent or treat Zika infection in cells and in mice
Researchers in Brazil have announced the 'presence of the Zika virus'
More than a dozen pharmaceutical companies, including India's Bharat Biotech are working on developing a Zika vaccine
Caregiver is a 'family contact' and has fully recovered, but officials did not give further details, including how the virus was transmitted
Recently, many tennis players backed out of the event citing health fears over the mosquito-borne virus