Zika Virus

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…

While Lexington health officials remain unconcerned about local transmission of the virus this fall, the city’s first confirmed Zika case has prompted…

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…

With the heat of summer kicking in, lots of Kentuckians will be heading to a lake or park for recreation. With that in mind, state health officials are…

The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is expecting a busier-than-usual mosquito spraying season.While state officials have reported only a handful of…

Attention given to the Zika virus is affecting the Fayette County Health Department’s summer mosquito control program. Health Department trucks will take…

The Zika virus cases in Central and South America are certainly getting attention in the U.S. Health officials at the University of Kentucky are offering…